mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
talking while standing; standing around talking
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
different opinion; objection
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)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
border (between countries); national border
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
on and after; from ... onward; since
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)