straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
choices; alternatives; options
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
boastful speech; bragging
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
all; entire; whole; altogether
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy