beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
physical condition; state of health
comparatively; relatively
to break the silence; to break one's silence
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to collect information; to gather knowledge
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
earnestly; immediately; exactly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
at first; in the beginning; originally
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
work-in-progress; working state
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone