weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
(a person's) appearance; looks
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
transfer student; student changing schools
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that's true; of course; obviously
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
way; method; means; resource; course
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to become better; to improve
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
to cease; to stop; to be over
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
older brother and older sister
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
(brute) force; using all one's might
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through