to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
abdomen; stomach; under parts
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
over-fond parent; doting parent
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
fund-raising; collection of funds
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
(car) being run off the road
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
this school; the school in question
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
-less; lacking; non-existing
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
resignation; acceptance; consolation
guess; speculation; supposition
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
blur; blurred; indistinct
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
reportage writer; documentary writer
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
only recently; just of late