bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
present; gift; to give a present or gift
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to mix; to stir; to blend
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
presence; sitting with; being with
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
important person; strategic person; key figure
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
exemplar; model; example; pattern
setting up an environment; creation of an environment
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
current student; enrolled student
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment