as usual; as is one's habit
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
because of; owing to; due to
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
moment to quit; way to quit
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
interruption; suspension; break
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to rush back; to run back
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to have an eye on; to zero in on
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction