place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
short pause; short interval
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
poor physical health; bad shape
news; word; tidings; omen
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
trivial; not amounting to much
article to be delivered; present
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
now that; since; so long as; because
student in a lower grade; underclassman
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
absence due to illness; sick leave
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to fall ill; to be taken ill
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
without; but if; otherwise; or else