barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
reopening; resumption; restarting
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
each time it happens; at all such times
carving; engraving; sculpture
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
imagination; supposition; guess
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
common knowledge; well-known fact
individual; one by one; separate; each
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage