skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to keep (a person) waiting
several minutes; a few minutes
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
another language; different languages
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to jar; to creak; to grate