pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
boy; son; baby boy; young man
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to apologize; to apologise
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
question; inquiry; enquiry
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
at a moment's notice; readily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to have an idea; to have a clue
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
don't you think?; indicates question
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort