dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
studying very hard; studying like mad
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
critical moment; do-or-die situation
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
facing south; southern exposure
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; much; plenty; hardly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy