to forget to say; to forget to mention
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to shout (in anger); to yell
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
normalcy; normality; normal
to pull in (fish); to land
leaving everything up to someone else
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
two classes; double; two sets
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
special training; intensive training; crash course
completely; fully; entirely
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
school building; schoolhouse
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable