arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
right in the middle (of); midst; height
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
such; like that; that sort of
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of