hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
something like ...; something called ...
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
schoolgirl; female student
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
and; thereupon; because of that
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
in deep black; in jet black
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to wear glasses; to put on glasses