rather; sooner; preferably
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after school (at the end of the day)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to lose one's way; to get lost
hello; good day; good afternoon
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
silence; stillness; quietness
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
place; situation; position; location
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
companion; company; tritagonist
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
large build; large pattern