to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
quiz; short test; mini test
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to get on well with (someone)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
review (of learned material); revision
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
inattention; absent-mindedness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to some extent; to a certain extent
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
parent-child relationship
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course