picking; collecting; harvesting
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to detain; to check; to restrain
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sound (of a sentence); euphony
front; frontage; facade; main
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough