to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to stay calm; to keep cool
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
long time; long interval; for quite some time
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
supply; provision; raising; procurement
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
progress; advance; improvement; development
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school