dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
private tutor; coach; governess
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
otherwise; or else; if not
social; societal; societary
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game