to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to commit a crime; to do evil
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to rank next to; to come after
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
about; concerning; related to; -ish
on the occasion of; at the time of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
greater than ...; bigger ...
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
interior; inside; internal
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
if so; in that case; in that situation
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pointing out; identification
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point