(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
several minutes; a few minutes
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
grip (of hand); grip strength
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person