to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
very shy person; bashful person
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
out of character; unlike one
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
already; now; no longer; not any more
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
signing; autograph session
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
(political) power; authority; influence
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
both schools; both universities
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter