to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
required subject; compulsory course
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
half and half; fifty-fifty
coeducation; mixed-sex education
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
blank column; blank space
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
powdered; powdery; pulverized
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
creation; generation; formation; derivation
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
treating (someone) like an object
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
button (clothing); push-button; button
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
free time; spare time; idle moment
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
appointment; rendezvous; date
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
covert action; covert operations
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to teach; to take a teaching job
versatility; multiplicity of use