check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
stupid girl; stupid woman
established practice; custom
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
environment; circumstance
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
people; men and women; each person; everybody
that is to say; so that means
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
danger; peril; hazard; risk
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere