sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
reopening; resumption; restarting
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to pitch forward; to fall forward
step; stride; counter for steps
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
unexpectedly; surprisingly
simple honesty; tactless frankness
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to be overcome with emotion
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
no, not like that (but like this)
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)