to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
vibration; vibrato; trill
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
opening ceremony (of the school term)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
cease-fire; truce; armistice
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to make merry; to be festive
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
such; like that; that sort of; very
history of; experience of
authenticity; credibility
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
no exception; without exception; always the same
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)