finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to lose sight of; to miss
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
mental; spiritual; emotional
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
very busy (person or thing)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to put on airs; to assume importance
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding