completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
in low spirits; dejected; sad
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
suspicious-looking; fishy
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
great difference; major mistake
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
research material; experimental material
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
trend of the times; way things are going
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
black lustre; black luster
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
wicked heart; evil design
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
quiz; short test; mini test
failing mark; failing grade
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away