advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to have a talk; to tell a story
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to press a question; to cross-examine
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
police officer; policeman; constable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
together; at the same time; same; identical
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
in comparison to; rather than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over