oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
motion sickness; travel sickness
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
trauma (usu. psychological)
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
elementary, junior high and high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
as; because; with; due to
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
close; intimate; on good terms
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
relation; connection; relevance
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up