senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to be muddy; to be slushy
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to understand from experience
practice; practising; training; study
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
results; record; grades; marks
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to approach; to draw near
place; room; margin; scope
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
memory; ability to remember
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
to explain adequately; to be accountable
unexpected meeting; coincidence