town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
like this; in this way; as you see
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to press a question; to cross-examine
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
superior; superiors; senior
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
thought; consideration; thinking
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
surely; certainly; without doubt
after school (at the end of the day)