wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
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)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to begin to walk; to set out
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to recall; to remember; to recollect
after school (at the end of the day)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
self-consciousness; self-awareness
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
letter; missive; note; mail
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...