terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surrounding at a distance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
good-for-nothing; worthless
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to have a rumor circulating
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
although I say; although one might say; although called
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season