at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
occurrence; happening; incident; event
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
deputy head teacher; vice principal
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
recommendation; referral; endorsement