taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
interruption; suspension; break
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
day after day; day by day
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to pierce through; to break through
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
exemplar; model; example; pattern
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as you see; as you can see