notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
older sister; lass; young lady
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to correct oneself; to restate
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
university student; college student
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
watchful waiting; careful supervision
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution