to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
script; libretto; scenario
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide