blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
second-year student; biennial
cooperation; coordination; link
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)