short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
(religious) conversion (esp. to Christianity)
prayer (for something); supplication
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
inscrutable; incomprehensible
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to fall off; to tumble down
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony