presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
final; eventual; ultimate
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
call; summons; convening; convocation
night watch; night guard; night shift
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
shadow figure; silhouette
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hey; listen; look here; I say
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to kick over; to kick down