prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
individual; private person; personal; natural person
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
notice; attention; observation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner