to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
genius; prodigy; natural gift
person unfit for society; misfit
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
former (incumbent); predecessor
feeling; sense; impression
adds force or indicates command
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meaning; significance; sense
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
time; season; period; phase; stage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
how; in what way; how about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in the same manner as before; the same as always
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
attendance (at school); going to school
lateness; tardiness; arriving late