influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to succeed; to bear fruit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
delay; putting off; procrastination
ringing; throbbing violently
normalcy; normality; normal
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
troublesome; annoying; complicated
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to talk; to carry meaning
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
hiding one's embarrassment
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
how many years; how long; what year
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day