change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to fan; to incite; to instigate
beyond that point; after that
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
7th day of the month; seven days
in proportion to; just as much as
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
now that; since; so long as; because
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
article; news story; report; account
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
inside one's heart; in one's mind
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out