(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
position; location; base; point; site
defense; defence; protection
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
back off!; leave me alone!
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business