honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
such; like that; that sort of; very
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to happen to have on hand or in stock
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be perturbed; to be agitated
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
death penalty; capital punishment
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face