to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be prolonged; to drag on
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
story; tale; talk; discussion
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to