strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dropout; quitter; deserter
weak child; frail child; gangly child
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
trauma (usu. psychological)