simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be worn down; to be reduced
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
outward appearance; apparent
under the staircase; understairs
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to get warm; to become warm
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
period of youth; while young
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
difficult to ...; hard to ...
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
vague recollection; faint memory
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to work hard; to work diligently
match; game; bout; contest
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength