time; hour; period; class
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
boy; son; baby boy; young man
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead