to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
of no interest; not interested
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
maid; helper; help; assistance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be infected; to be contagious
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
back; rear; background; behind the scenes