won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
listening device; bug; wiretap
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to watch over; to watch attentively
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
in the same way as; just like
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
long-established; old-established; traditional
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to get narrower; to contract
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student