finish; completion; the end
serious; severe; grave; acute
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
this school; the school in question
power; authority; jurisdiction
settlement; solution; resolution
student in a lower grade; underclassman
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
wherein; therein; thereinto
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
witnessing; observing; sighting
the first and second; a few
to stay calm; to keep cool
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
contrary to one's expectations
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to thrust away; to send flying
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth