hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
that; the matter in question
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
fucking; screwing; having sex
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to quit one's job; to resign
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
just one person; only one
chair; stool; post; office; position
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
home area; home town; local