informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
new student; freshman; first-year student
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
script; screenplay; scenario
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to look around; to survey
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to