it is not (like that) either
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
what do you want?; can I help you?
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate