the same generation; coeval
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to change completely; to change suddenly
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
cave; cavern; den; grotto
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
defeat; lost battle; losing a war