how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is