wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
home delivery (of food); outside catering
the reason is that ...; because
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
I'd be lying if I said ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
since then; from that time; ever since
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
human rights; civil liberties
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)