popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
still; even now; to this day
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
stirring; slight movement
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
being settled; coming to a conclusion
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
summer vacation; summer holiday
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy