more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
physical condition; state of health
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
box cutter; utility knife
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
stepping back; drawing back
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out