to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
handful; small amount; small number
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
several years; a few years
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
for example; for instance; e.g.
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
matter of time; question of time
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious