isolation; being alone; being friendless
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
you could say; you might say; verging on the
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
considerably; fairly; quite
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
should; must; -able; probably; likely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell