rather; better; instead; if anything
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
practice; practising; training; study
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
interruption; suspension; break
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
training room (hall); gymnasium
all; entire; whole; altogether
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
green grass; young (fresh) grass
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
concession; conciliation; compromise
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
adviser; advisor; consultant
absence; disregard; indifference
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
incident; affair; happening; event
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role