(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interest (in something); enthusiasm
graduation ceremony; commencement
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
such a thing; something like that
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
becoming fraught with emotion
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
early (days); initial stage; initial
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
birth; creation; formation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
exactly as stated; verbatim
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to get distracted; to jump off the track