next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
such ... as; or some such
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
curious; strange; unusual
interior design; interior; upholstery
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word