this and that; one thing and another
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
after school (at the end of the day)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
sour look; surly face; pout
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to call each other; to call out to one another
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life