to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
smoothly; easily; readily
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
league; federation; union; alliance
lately; recently; nowadays
out-of-school; off-campus
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
student (esp. a university student)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
insubordination; outlawry
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty