being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
instability; insecurity; crankiness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
sympathy; empathy; response
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be silent; to say nothing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
interference; intervention; meddling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
consequence; outcome; result; blame
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)