right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
partly open; in half bloom
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
softly; mildly; gently; politely
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
senior; elder; person older than oneself
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
clear solution; clean decision
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
long; drawn-out; very long
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to jar; to creak; to grate
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sincere; honest; faithful
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)