grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
campus life; student life; life as a university student
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
you (plural); all of you; you all
consequence; outcome; result; blame
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
protest; refutation; pleading
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it