to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
participation; joining; entry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
campus life; student life; life as a university student
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
you (plural); all of you; you all
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
then; well; so; well then