to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
imagination; supposition; guess
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there is nothing; having nothing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
means; way; method; measure
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
training; drill; practice; discipline
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
instant; moment; for an instant
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight