to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
something like ...; something called ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to write down; to record; to register
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
power map; power structure; power relationships
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service