strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another thing; exception; special case
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
this, that and the other; this and that
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to step back; to walk backwards
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into