thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to look away; to turn away
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to have an eye on; to zero in on
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sago (edible sago palm starch)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to look away; to avert one's eyes
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
close; intimate; on good terms
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
self-affirmation; self-approval
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)