to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
study group; study meeting
after that; afterwards; thereafter
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
start of work; commencement; opening
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
to find out; to discover; to locate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one or two; a few; small number
little by little; bit by bit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
moment by moment; hour by hour
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)