to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
attendance (at school); going to school
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
welcome; (warm) reception
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
being left out; being ostracized
had better ...; had better not ...
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
unicellular organism; single-celled organism
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to go past; to pass; to pass by
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal