what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
self control; self restraint
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
stairs; stairway; staircase
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
main school; principal school; this school; our school
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
two times; twice; two degrees
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
authority; power; influence
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
parental love or affection
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
high achiever; student with good academic results
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
silence; stillness; quietness
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
person of doubtful origin
strong-willed; strong of heart
to wear glasses; to put on glasses