almost every day; almost daily
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be too late; to be too slow
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
from the beginning; from scratch
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
with a slip; with a slide
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(not) even with; (not) even using
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
directly opposite; right in front
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
blow; hit (on the body); beating
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
mask; disguise; guise; mask
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.