teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
confusion; distraction; derangement
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to speak; to say; to vocalize
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
notice; attention; observation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to write down; to record; to register
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
memory; sense; experience
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation