seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to some extent; to a certain extent
to deal with a large number
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
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 dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth