smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
something like ...; something called ...
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
instant; moment; for an instant
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
such; like that; that sort of; very
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
burlesque; low comedy; farce
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to become better; to improve