social; societal; societary
give-and-take; give and take
believable; credible; trustworthy
(personal) background check
future; possible; potential; prospective
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
sign; indication; omen; symptom
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
bluff; false show of power; bold front
school bag; school satchel
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
territorial right; dominion
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
emotional wall; internal barrier
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
greater than ...; bigger ...
things depend on how you look at them
postponement; deferment; adjournment