thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
usually; under usual circumstances
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
irritation; annoyance; frustration
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
first class plus; extra special
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to pretend; to act (as if)
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
instant; moment; for an instant
one of these days; someday; one day
to waste time; to kill time
down-market; popular; mass-market
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pupil; student; schoolchild
slightly early; just before
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major