middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
long time; long interval; for quite some time
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to be able to manage somehow or other
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
number one; first; best; most; game; round
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
heir; inheritor; successor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan