tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to press a question; to cross-examine
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to understand; to make out
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
cooperation; coordination; link
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to take a breath; to take a short rest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
smoothly; easily; readily
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
immediately; right away; on the spot
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
nonchalant air; unruffled air
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation