likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
continuation; succession; series; continuous
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
that's true; of course; obviously
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to have a talk; to tell a story
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to look on with folded arms
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
surname; family name; last name
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
number of words; vocality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common