considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to step over or across; to overcome
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
both; both sides; both parties
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
going to and from school; school commute
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
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
welcome; (warm) reception
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
imagination; supposition; guess
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
all night long; all through the night
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time