mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
considerably; fairly; quite
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
returning from school; going home from school
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; this sort of; like this
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
one by one; one each; one at a time