feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
potato chips; potato crisps
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
confections; sweets; candy; cake
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
interference; intervention; meddling
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
such; like that; that sort of; very
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress