subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
absolute basics; very rudiments
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
tedious; boring; being fed up with
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
and yet; though; when; in spite of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
this world; this life; world of the living
living thing; living creature; animal; life
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
for example; for instance; e.g.
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to feel; to sense; to experience
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to turn towards; to point
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz