just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in accordance with; according to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
last week; the week before
settlement; solution; resolution
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
imposing stance; daunting pose