chair; stool; post; office; position
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
conference room; council room
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
one by one; one each; one at a time
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
each; (arch.) you (plural)
enemy territory; hostile place
concealment; suppression; hiding
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
party; gang; company; squad
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't