formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
opening ceremony (of the school term)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
just because; even if; even though
to live; to make a living; to get on with
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
being bad at communication; being unsociable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell