skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
life; living; I; me; student
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
correction; rectification; mending; repair
writing implement; writing tool
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
partly open; in half bloom
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
softly; mildly; gently; politely
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
senior; elder; person older than oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
by means of; due to; because of; according to