drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
food; food products; foodstuffs
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
marking; grading; scoring
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
deputy head teacher; vice principal
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
graduation ceremony; commencement
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
conviction; belief; confidence
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
quite; utterly; really; completely
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
regular time; stated period
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
good feeling; feeling good
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to relapse; to reassert; to review
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
recognition; acquaintance
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
willpower; energy; vitality
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending