few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
horseplay; fooling around
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
to be conspicuous; to stand out
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
simply; merely; only; solely
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
meanwhile; in the meantime
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to translate; to interpret
waste of time; killing time
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
forcibly; against one's will
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille