character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
and yet; though; when; in spite of
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
physical education; PE; gym (class)
time; hour; period; class
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to have a talk; to tell a story
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
review (of learned material); revision
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
suffix for familiar person
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to like; to love; to be fond of
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
class meeting; classroom assembly
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
arrangement; pact; agreement
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
boy; son; baby boy; young man