imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
because of; owing to; due to
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
every evening; night after night
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
colouring; coloring; colorant
to be found; to be discovered
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo