ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
beyond one's means or position
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
form; method; system; formula
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
two times; twice; two degrees
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
that day; the very same day
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
older sister; elder sister
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to shake; to waver; to tremble
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(social) position; status
being very busy; busyness
royal castle; imperial castle
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)