pupil; student; schoolchild
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
directly opposite; right in front
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
very likely; very probable
student accommodation; student dormitory
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
near; close; beside; third person
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)