(temporary) closure of school
guardian; protector; patron; parent
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
one's way back; one's way home
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
by itself; automatically; naturally
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
to be consistent; to be coherent
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to have a meal; to take a meal
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
major cleanup; spring cleaning
one large ...; a great ...
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
simultaneous; all at once
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
delay; putting off; procrastination
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
offender; criminal; culprit
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to continue to do; to persist in doing
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
heating power; thermal power; firepower
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)