withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
at that time; in those days
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
assertion; declaration; affirmation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
so; like this; in this way
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
moment; brief space of time
head; lead; vanguard; first
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to dance; to perform dance steps
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
class-A; A class; A grade
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person