to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to rush back; to run back
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
school bag; school satchel
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
day after day; day by day
to underrate; to make light of
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
club activities; extracurricular activities
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
with a friendly grin; smilingly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged