bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
relation; connection; relevance
hot topic; talk of the town
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
suggestion; hint; implication
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
curse; spell; malediction
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
failure; mistake; blunder
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
little by little; bit by bit
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to be worried; to be troubled
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
button (clothing); push-button; button
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
what kind of; what sort of; what
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)