class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
waste of time; killing time
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
of no interest; not interested
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
such ... as; or some such
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
baby face; childlike face; babyface (in pro wrestling); face; good guy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at first; in the beginning; originally
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless