strict; close; precise; scrupulous
life; living; I; me; student
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to get angry; to lose one's temper
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
outsider; someone outside of a group
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
and; thereupon; because of that
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
quarrel; dispute; argument
giving a gift (to a subordinate)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
will not do; do not; does not
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
finishing blow; coup de grâce
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
later on; eventually; afterwards
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)