drama; play; powerful drug
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
finely chiseled (features)
handsome face; beautiful features
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
difference in social standing; difference in social position
of great promise; with a promising future
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
decision; determination; resolution
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
great difference; major mistake
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
student in a lower grade; underclassman
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly