dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
multiplication table; times table
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
when; how soon; how long until
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed