speech; words; one's lines; remarks
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
all; entire; whole; altogether
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
failure; mistake; blunder
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
imagination; supposition; guess
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have a talk; to tell a story
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be able to manage somehow or another
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing