observation; survey; watching
new student; freshman; first-year student
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
changing clothes; change of clothes
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good prospects; full of hope; promising
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes