school building; schoolhouse
start of work; commencement; opening
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
minimum; at the very least
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unanticipated; unexpected
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
general; popular; common; typical
color (of an animal); body color
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
these guys; these fellows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain