around the clock; day and night
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
clearing one's throat; cough
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
these guys; these fellows
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit