incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
thereupon; shortly thereafter
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
dead person; deceased person
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
underestimation; undervaluation
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shopping; purchased goods
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away