secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
trivial; not amounting to much
very great; enormous; serious
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
dull sound; muffled sound
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
valuable article; valuables