just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
slow-witted person; simpleton; pig-ignorant; dumbass
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
single word; a few words; brief comment
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
a glance; a look; a glimpse
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to correct oneself; to restate
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
technical skill; ability; capacity
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
will not do; do not; does not
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import