soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
flaring up; bursting into flames
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
trio; gang of three; threesome
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
first thing in the afternoon
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
again (and again); once again; yet again
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to drop; to let fall; to omit
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
multiwindow; multi-window
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement