several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
covering; protection; backing; relief
at first; in the beginning; originally
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the future; future prospects
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
sour look; surly face; pout
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to need; to call for; to require
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to worry about the future
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person