important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
innumerable; countless; numberless
destination; place one stays during a trip
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
occasional; infrequent; rare
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
educational institution; school; academy; campus
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to feel hungry; to get hungry
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
store interior; inside of a shop
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
graduation ceremony; commencement
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)