certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
lately; recently; nowadays
fair and square; open and aboveboard
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
massing (of troops); gathering
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(one) could even say that
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
how dare ...; how could ...
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)