older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to say; to be called; to do
writing; composition; essay; sentence
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fear of heights; acrophobia
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
no need to guess; certainly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to give an impression; to make an impression
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)