only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
witnessing; observing; sighting
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to find out; to discover; to detect
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
so; like this; in this way
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
not necessarily so; is not always true
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate