lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin talking; to open up
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
attenuation; damping; decay
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
shooting up one after another
aptitude; aptness; suitability
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
with a friendly grin; smilingly
now that; since; as long as; provided that
reset; fresh start; new beginning
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
high ground; plateau; heights
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
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 lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
standard size car; ordinary carriage (train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
special radio or television programme; television special
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
palatial residence; stately mansion