expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
tension; mental strain; nervousness
though; notwithstanding; although
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
too much; excessively; too
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of