to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to call again; to call someone back
to surround; to crowd around
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
second day of the month; two days
to bring back; to restore
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
diagnosis; medical examination
everyday life; daily life
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
question; inquiry; enquiry
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
second-year student; biennial
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
now that; since; so long as; because
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
the opposite sex; isomerism