scribbling; doodling; graffiti
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to ask a high price; to overcharge
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
bent back; hunchback; stoop
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to peel; to skin; to pare
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
here and there; in places
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to take away; to carry off
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
condition; state (of health); appearance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)