cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
suddenly; all of a sudden
calamity; disaster; accident
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
beyond that point; after that
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
sports ground; playing field; playground
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to leave a bad impression behind
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle