to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
failure; mistake; blunder
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
in the same manner as before; the same as always
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
questionnaire results; survey results
in one's own way or style
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
in that way; like that; that way
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
from the beginning; from scratch
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence