rubber band; elastic band
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
suffix for familiar person
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
settlement; solution; resolution
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(one's) quota; assignment
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
genius; prodigy; natural gift
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
about this time; about now
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion