something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
on bad terms; at loggerheads
educational institution; school; academy; campus
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
writing implement; writing tool
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
these guys; these fellows
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be needed; to be wanted
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite