stability; steadiness; equilibrium
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
preference; priority; precedence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
study group; study meeting
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(some) more; even more; longer; further
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
degree of relative priority
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)