at the last moment; this late in the game
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
dining; dining room; meal
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
reconciliation; make peace with
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
image change; changing one's image; makeover
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to need; to call for; to require
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to subsist; to keep on living