place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
Seven Wonders of the World
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to explain; to dispel doubts
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
genuine article; real thing; real deal
essence; true nature; substance; reality
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
how; in what way; by what means
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)