light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
having said that; on the other hand
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to be helpful; to be useful
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
living; lifestyle; living room
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stop walking; to pause
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
results; record; grades; marks
silence (not speaking); muteness
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation