one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
even if; even though; however; no matter how
relief (e.g. pitcher); relief (e.g. bas relief)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
due form; official; formality
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
memory; sense; experience
grandfather; male senior-citizen
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess