committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
attendance (at school); going to school
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to wring the neck; to strangle
probability; likelihood; chances
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
destruction; collapse; crumbling
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
discovery; detection; finding
should; must; -able; probably; likely
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
and; thereupon; because of that
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk