outward appearance; apparent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
fall; drop; descent; coming down
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
decision; judgment; resolution
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
thought; consideration; fears
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
just because; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
even if not; even without