not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
study; diligence; discount; reduction
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
corridor; hallway; passageway
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
reality; actuality; hard fact
to think too much; to be over-concerned
right beside; close to; nearby
how long; how far; how much
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
attendance; presence; appearance
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
school rules; school regulations
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)