five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
head; lead; vanguard; first
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
being left out; being ostracized
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
charcoal; charred remains
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
one's whole heart; everything one feels
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss