if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
item; something that one "just has to have"
go that far; to that extent
female high-school student
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to telephone; to make a phone call
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
much less; to say nothing of
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
moving; touching; stirring
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
even if not; even without
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
inspection; examination; survey