class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
birth; creation; formation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to be reminded of; to call to mind
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
both; both sides; both parties
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
how many years; how long; what year
amiable; affable; likable
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
affectation; showiness; pretence
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
something like ...; something called ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity