to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
surname; family name; last name
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
female high-school student
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
equality; impartiality; evenness
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance