I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
tool; implement; means; furniture
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
society; public; community; social studies
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
living thing; organism; creature; biology
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
dissection; autopsy; analysis
hundred points; perfect mark
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well