worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
patterns of thinking; train of thought
third day of the month; three days
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to whine; to make feeble complaints
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to make coffee; to brew coffee
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
sense of relief; feeling of relief
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
unless one ...; if one does not ...