exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
anything and everything; just about everything
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
nature; property; disposition
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
how many years; how long; what year
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
future (usually near); prospects
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
at that time; in those days
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to shake one's head (in denial)
flight; desertion; escape
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to bail out (water); to scoop out
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity