to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
such; this sort of; like this
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
love affair; love relationship
specialization; specialisation
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to hand over; to surrender
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
contract; compact; agreement
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
long-term storage; long-term preservation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
remaining silent; keeping secret