stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
something; some kind of; for some reason
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
late-night show; midnight broadcast
that; the matter in question
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to accept; to receive; to agree
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done