strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
environment; circumstance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
minority group (party); minority
light; faint; pale; fleeting
comfort; consolation; diversion
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
still (continuing); as ever; further
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
maintenance; preservation; improvement
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh