today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to have a talk; to tell a story
determination; resolution
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
factory; plant; mill; workshop
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing