teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to have a talk; to tell a story
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
otherwise; or else; if not
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
regret; repentance; remorse
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to feel; to sense; to experience
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to become empty; to be emptied
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge