ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to come to depend on someone's kindness
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
had better ...; had better not ...
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
repeating a school grade; grade retention; grade repetition
second-year student; biennial
the way back; the way home; return trip
presence; sitting with; being with
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
leaving school during a term
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
attendance (at school); going to school
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)