newcomer; initiate; rookie
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to some extent; to a certain extent
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
as (for); for; in the capacity of
possible; likely; probable
assertion; declaration; affirmation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words