to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
home area; home town; local
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
journal; magazine; periodical
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
arm; skill; efforts; ability
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
isolation; being alone; being friendless
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
(some) more; even more; longer; further
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
several years; a few years
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
in comparison to; rather than
rather; better; instead; if anything
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being