number of persons; personnel
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
complete change; about-face
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
consequently; as a result
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
middle of the night; dead of night
amusing video; funny clip
ultimate; final; last; eventual
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
forgetting; lapse of memory
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to encamp; to take up positions
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to triumph; to be elated with success
act of mercy; helping another person
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
letter; missive; note; mail
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
settlement; solution; resolution
failure; mistake; blunder
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)