regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
almost every day; almost daily
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
simple honesty; tactless frankness
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old