to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
too (much); overly; excessively
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
political measures; policy
time; hour; period; class
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
instead; but (on the other hand)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
high achiever; student with good academic results
cash bonus; reward; bounty
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
duty; obligation; responsibility
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with