clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(the) executive; administration; leadership
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
going around; patrol; round; tour
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to have a talk; to tell a story
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
street; quarter; district; area
game arcade; video arcade
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
tag; slip; label; sticker