relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
commuting to school; school commute
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite