to stare in wonder; to be amazed
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
irritation; annoyance; frustration
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
victim; injured party; sufferer
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
connection; link; relationship
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
the last moment; the very end
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
performance of one's official duties
official announcement; proclamation
discipline; punishment; reprimand
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
number of persons; personnel
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
all you have to do is; just; that's all
medical book; medical journal
war; fighting; fierce competition
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely