(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
number-withheld phone calls
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
you can never be too careful
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
notice; attention; observation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
settlement; solution; resolution
to join forces; to cooperate
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy