lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
selection; choice; option
club activities; extracurricular activities
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
exactly as stated; verbatim
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to watch steadily; to stare
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)