training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
don't you think?; indicates question
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
when it becomes; when it comes to
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
androgynous; gender-neutral
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
older sister; elder sister