after a long time; for the first time in a while
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
many people; a large number of people
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to be needed; to be wanted
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
thousands; several thousand
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
inspection; examination; survey
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
student accommodation; student dormitory
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
student (esp. a university student)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
apartment building; housing complex
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
living together (with one more person)
one by one; one after another; successively
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat