to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to be conspicuous; to stand out
life; living; I; me; student
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to examine someone's expression
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to increase; to add to; to augment
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
until now; so far; up to the present
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to count on one's fingers
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down