dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
as much as one can; as much as possible
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
a long time ago; long ago
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
looking pale; looking unwell
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
calling by name; designation; nomination
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
personal; individual; private
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about