to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tone (of voice); manner of talking
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to talk; to chat; to chatter
individual; private person; personal; private
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to subsist; to keep on living
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
abusive language; violent language; wild words
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
world; society; people; the public
to be damaged; to receive damage
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
prohibited item; banned item
prohibition; inhibition; ban