to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
declaration; proclamation; announcement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
if you think about it; come to think of it
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
failure; mistake; blunder
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants