nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
absence due to illness; sick leave
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
tissue paper; toilet paper
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
boarder; boarding student
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
student accommodation; student dormitory
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about