to be worried; to be troubled
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
school of one's (first, second) choice
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
something like ...; something called ...
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
for the present; for the time being
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate