innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to stiffen; to become stiff
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
no, not like that (but like this)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up