unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
(turned out) all right in the end
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to spread; to be propagated
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be silent; to say nothing
public holiday; celebration (of)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
called; known as; that; to say
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference