time; hour; period; class
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to go past; to pass; to pass by
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
with a momentary flash of light
to gather; to collect; to assemble
light brown; golden brown; tan
tall figure; high stature
university student; college student
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in one's own way or style
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
chance (of success); odds
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that's the way it is; such is life
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
for a while; for some time; for a period
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
future prospects; promise