assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to grow angry; to display one's anger
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to begin to walk; to set out
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)