breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
desperately; for one's dear life
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
considerably; fairly; quite
meaning; significance; sense
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
that is to say; so that means
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
imagination; supposition; guess
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to have time free; to have time to spare
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously