apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
had better ...; had better not ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
straight-laced person; stubborn person
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to happen to meet; to come across
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
school rules; school regulations
deviation; departure; omission
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
something like ...; something called ...
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)