tension; mental strain; nervousness
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
war; battle; match; game; competition
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
centre of attention; center of attention
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
any more; any further; any better; any longer
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be a matter of life or death
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks