reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
junior high school student; middle school pupil
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to surge (water or waves)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sea level; (surface of) sea
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
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
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to be helpful; to be useful
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
debt collection; debt collector
had better ...; had better not ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
meaningless words; words that make no sense
older sister; elder sister
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
route; way; course; directions
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing