professor; teaching; instruction
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to jar; to creak; to grate
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
contact; touch; contact lens
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
boy; son; baby boy; young man
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination