rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to look around; to survey
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
master; teacher; stable master
out of control; uncontrollable
jewel; precious stone; gem
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
country-bred; raised in the country
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
too few; too little; insufficient