to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
superstition; superstitious belief
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
duty; obligation; responsibility
old age; old person; the old; the aged
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
time; hour; season; time of the year
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
speech and conduct; words and deeds
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dealing with; coping with
to relax; to feel at home
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to have troubles; to have concerns
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
serious; severe; grave; acute
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run