poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
absolutely; positively; decidedly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
late at night; at a late hour
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
time; season; period; phase; stage
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be transparent; to show through
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience