fine weather; fair weather
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
breaking off; snapping off
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
sampling food; tasting; trying
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
how long; how far; how much
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
yearned for; longed for; missed
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
start button (e.g. in Windows)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
in the same way as; just like
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
convenient; handy; useful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to feel depressed; to be down
normalcy; normality; normal
number of times; frequency; count
please; somehow or other; one way or another