dumbfounded; in mute amazement
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
enumeration; citation; listing
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
reaching; attaining; arrival
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
soccer club (at a school); football club
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
number; number plate; license plate
temporary tattoo; tattoo sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such ... as; or some such
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
conviction; belief; confidence
exaltation; emotional uplift
to pass (of time); to elapse
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to come to one's senses; to calm down
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
match; game; bout; contest
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing