may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
don't you think?; indicates question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
even if not; even without
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain