to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
probity check; background investigation
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be silent; to say nothing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
when it becomes; when it comes to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange