insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
absolute basics; very rudiments
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
womanly; ladylike; feminine
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to become inverted; to become reversed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
winning ticket; lucky number
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder
interest (in something); enthusiasm
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
disorder; disturbance; unrest
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
in the face of; in defiance of
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to jump from one thing to another
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution