cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
absorption; suction; attraction
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
one's own style; self-taught manner
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
every evening; night after night
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the same night; that night
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
time; hour; period; class
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
older sister; lass; young lady
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days