self-interest; selfish desire
plants and animals; flora and fauna
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
never mind!; don't worry about it
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
scene; spectacle; sight; view
corridor; hallway; passageway
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
unable to resist; unable to suppress
curse; spell; malediction
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment