folk beliefs; folk religion
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
person concerned; interested party; related party
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
and; thereupon; because of that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
form; shape; figure; visage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
is something that; is that which
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth