start; commencement; beginning; initiation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hereabouts; around there; that area
opening ceremony (of the school term)
observation; survey; watching
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to apologize; to apologise
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
something; some kind of; for some reason