center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
excessive supply; oversupply
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
exercises; practice problem
to begin; to set about; to start
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
superstition; superstitious belief
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to cut corners; to be shoddy
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to grimace; to make a wry face
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
society; public; community; social studies