to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be expensive; to be costly
study; learning; tutorial
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
ward office; council (regional)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
genuine article; real thing; real deal
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
all one has; all one's possessions
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
time; hour; period; class
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
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
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
toughening the law; making the law stricter
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)