to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to shake; to sway; to waver
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to tower over the surroundings
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
physical education; PE; gym (class)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
review (of learned material); revision
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
society; public; community; social studies
rise and fall; ups and downs
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
process; course; mechanism
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado