painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
interest (in something); enthusiasm
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
gazing at (in wonderment)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
than; from; out of; except; but; more
about the same; about equal to; close match
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
high brow; broad forehead
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly