to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
sympathy; empathy; response
as you see; as you can see
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
opinion; point of view; visual point
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
just because; even if; even though
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
absorption; suction; attraction
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
after a long time; for the first time in a while
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares