some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
evening; last night; yesterday evening
exploitation; overuse; abuse
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
now that you say that; now that you mention it
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to indicate; to show; to point to
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
storehouse; warehouse; godown
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
surely; certainly; without doubt
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
child with a (physical or mental) disability; disabled child
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of