it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
the direction of the wind; circumstances
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to repeat; to do something over again
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
homeroom; form room; form class
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
all night; throughout the night
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to