preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
two times; twice; two degrees
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
new student; freshman; first-year student
homecoming; returning home
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
passing through without stopping; passing by
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heart; guts; nerve; central part
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
annual (plant); first-year student
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
professor; teaching; instruction
writer of children's stories