authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
willpower; energy; vitality
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
on the occasion of; at the time of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
arrival of goods; goods received
new book; new publication
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps