serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
interference; intervention; meddling
preface; introduction; preamble
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
school rules; school regulations
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
to need; to call for; to require
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer