judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
mistress; kept woman; concubine
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to come back; to bloom a second time
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
summer vacation; summer holiday
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
festival; feast; carnival
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)