to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
hooting; jeering; heckling
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to follow another's example
just a minute; small quantity
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
society; public; community; social studies
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
even if; even though; wow
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus