to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
truancy; school non-attendance
life; living; I; me; student
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
long ago; already; a long time ago
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all