middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to run up to; to rush over
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
there is nothing; having nothing
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
joke; playfulness; kidding around
directly opposite; right in front
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
of course; certainly; naturally
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)