to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to understand; to make out
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
in the following manner; as follows
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
nice; likeable; desirable
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
taste; liking; preference
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering