child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to go along; to walk along; to follow
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
behind; in the rear; in back
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
in the meanwhile; during the time
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than