to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
frequency (of occurrence)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
almost every day; almost daily
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
nature; property; disposition
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
potato chips; potato crisps
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate