to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
cruelty; hard-heartedness
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
centre of attention; center of attention
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to have a talk; to tell a story
several times; several degrees