be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
still; even now; to this day
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
personal; individual; private
had better ...; had better not ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
time; season; period; phase; stage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner