a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to need; to demand; to take; to require
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to speak; to hear a voice
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
changing clothes; change of clothes
to get between; to be caught in
to pick up; to find; to gather
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
verbal promise; one's word
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
returning from school; going home from school
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely