and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
though; notwithstanding; although
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
secret; private; surreptitious
another school; other schools
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
planning; project; plan; design
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indeed; really; truly; very much
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)