preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
real intention; true motive; true meaning
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
another school; other schools
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
being disliked by everyone
both; both sides; both parties
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
pupil; student; schoolchild
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
time; hour; period; class
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not caring; not giving a damn
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
first time; first; initial
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off