apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
that; the matter in question
experiential; empirical; experimental
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
the other day; lately; recently
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
collation; examining and comparing
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to write down; to record; to register
in the early period (of something); at the beginning