presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to telephone; to make a phone call
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
try; attempt; try (rugby)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
educator; teacher; educationalist
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
over-fond parent; doting parent
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
police; police officer; police station
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
only; merely; but; no more than