retreating figure; appearance from behind
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
end of term; end of semester
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
to write down; to record; to register
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
fourth day of the month; four days
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one day; (on) a certain day
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
confections; sweets; candy; cake
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
review (of learned material); revision
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)