majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
forced laugh; forced smile
sudden change; complete change
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
April Fools' Day; April fool
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
university student; college student
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering