to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
study; pursuit of knowledge
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
opening ceremony (of the school term)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
meaning; significance; sense
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
scenery; scene; landscape
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle