to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
schoolgirl; female student
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
good-looking; fair; beautiful
long hair (usu. of a man)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to compete with; to vie for
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
reopening; resumption; restarting
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)