to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to thrust before; to thrust at
lost property; something dropped and left behind
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to snatch from; to steal from
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
illicit sexual relationship
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)