slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
locker room; changing room; dressing room
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
question; inquiry; enquiry
second-year student; biennial
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen