to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
good humour (humor); good mood
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
space (room, area, outer space)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
second basement level; subbasement
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to approach; to draw near
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
speaking voice; talking voice
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
alone; by oneself; on one's own
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
the right person in the right place
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)