only; merely; but; no more than
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
true character; real nature
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
hope; white hope; person of promise
educational institution; school; academy; campus
long (time that has passed); old (story)
notice; attention; observation
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
repentance; confession; penitence
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
Imperial standard; worthy cause
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
24 hours; twenty-four hours
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)