no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
group; party; team; squad; section
in the meanwhile; during the time
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
successively; one after another
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to leave (a scene); to step away
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
as you see; as you can see
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert