attendance (at school); going to school
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
only; merely; but; no more than
trembling from fear; trembling all over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
not necessarily so; is not always true
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
comfort; consolation; diversion
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness