to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
not understanding; not knowing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
review (of learned material); revision
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be worried; to be troubled
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
go that far; to that extent