insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
form; shape; figure; visage
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
such; like that; that sort of; very
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to anticipate; to foresee
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
too much; excessively; too
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
trivial; not amounting to much
second-year student; biennial
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to take a breath; to take a short rest
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
individual; private person; personal; private
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
annual (plant); first-year student
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words