shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to gain strength; to have energy
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
businesslike; professional
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
future (usually near); prospects
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
flight; desertion; escape
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean