puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
educator; teacher; educationalist
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
opening fully; full throttle; full power
complete; whole; perfect; safe
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
baton (of command); order; command; direction
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
very much; exceedingly; extremely
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
vocational school; technical school
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sour look; surly face; pout
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
influence; clout; leverage
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely