still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
major war; great war; world war
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
green light; (giving) permission; OK
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
manner of using one's hands
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to be needed; to be wanted
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!