solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
house to house; door to door
persistence; single-mindedness
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
physical condition; state of health
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle