to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
patient; unhurried; leisurely
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
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)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
story; tale; talk; discussion
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
so; therefore; and; (and) then
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
observation; survey; watching
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
nod; inclination of the head
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind