highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
lost article; something forgotten
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
close; intimate; on good terms
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
until now; so far; up to the present
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
no, not like that (but like this)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
still; as yet; as it has been
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
such ... as; or some such
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained