gesture; gesticulation; motion
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
repentance; confession; penitence
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
innocence; being not guilty
outside of one's area of expertise
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
unprecedented; never seen before
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
general statement; outline
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing