paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
busy; having no time (for)
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
what time; (lit.) which hour
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)