to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
(not) so much; (not) that much
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
even if not; even without
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such; like that; that sort of; very
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
results; record; grades; marks
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
had better ...; had better not ...
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning