to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to begin; to set about; to start
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
being startled; getting a shock
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
feeling; sense; impression
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
indicate reason; infers some protest
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
underworld; underside of society
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
a person without a single relative
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ex-husband; former husband
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
physical condition; state of health
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all