to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
never mind!; don't worry about it
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to keep away; to keep at a distance
homeroom; form room; form class
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
to take a roll call; to take the register
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
passing through without stopping; passing by
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
back off!; leave me alone!
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to mark the end; to spell the end