unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
apparent; obvious; very clear
presumption; assumption; estimation
production; output; turning out
registration; accession; register; entry; record
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
waste of time; killing time
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of