to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
student in a lower grade; underclassman
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to accept; to receive; to agree
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
small change; coins; small sum of money
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement