chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
trouble; bother; annoyance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pupil; student; schoolchild
number one; first; best; most; game; round
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shameless; shameless person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate