to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
unable to resist; unable to suppress
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
such a thing; something like that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
number of times; frequency; count
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to satisfy the requirements
only; merely; but; no more than
several times; a few times
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to begin; to set about; to start
unexpected meeting; coincidence
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
villain; baddie; the villain's part
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye