(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; somehow or other; one way or another
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sports ground; sports oval
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
no matter how much time passes
father; dad; husband; you; he
late at night; at a late hour
student in a higher grade; upperclassman