possible; potential; practicable; feasible
in person; personally; directly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to complain; to make a complaint
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
outside of; not covered by
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
only; merely; but; no more than
second day of the month; two days
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
although I say; although one might say; although called
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!