slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
life; living; I; me; student
difficult to ...; hard to ...
next term; next period; next version; next release
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early on; earlier on; from early
story; tale; talk; discussion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be needed; to be wanted
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
and; thereupon; because of that
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
assertion; declaration; affirmation
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
school record; scholastic performance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to push aside; to brush aside
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...