distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
to encamp; to take up positions
being startled; getting a shock
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to intervene; to stop (something)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be worried; to be troubled
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
choices; alternatives; options
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
commerce; trade; business
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer