surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to say; to be called; to do
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
pupil; student; schoolchild
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree