head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
possession; occupation; occupancy
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to spend time (on doing something)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to apologize; to apologise
preference; priority; precedence
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
by itself; automatically; naturally
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
day after day; day by day
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
long ago; already; a long time ago