overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
recommendation; endorsement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
memory; sense; experience
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all