appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
at once; immediately; right now
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
surroundings; environs; circumference
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
more than anything; above all else
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
around the world; throughout the world
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
settlement; solution; resolution
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...