cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
superior; superiors; senior
speech; expression; wording; language
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
personality; character; individuality; personhood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
life; living; I; me; student
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
whichever one chooses; either way
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to leave word; to leave a message
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to pause; to have a short intermission
mobile telephone; cellular telephone