immediately; at once; instantly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
delicious; appetizing; appetising
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
while; during (the time when)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to strangle; to constrict
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
such; like that; that sort of; very
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
secret art; the mysteries
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
group; party; team; squad; section