waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
light green; yellowish-green
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
serious wound; serious injury
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
discovery; detection; finding
much less; to say nothing of
himself; yourself; herself
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
public and private; official and personal; government and people
distinction; differentiation; classification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
simply; merely; only; solely
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for