robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
how; in what way; in what manner
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
school building; schoolhouse
period of time; time slot; time zone
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
surname; family name; last name
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)