to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
line; queue; procession; matrix
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
poor academic performance; underachievement
curfew; lockdown; grounding
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
snake; serpent; large snake
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
study; diligence; discount; reduction
instead; but (on the other hand)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
nice; good; well-executed