to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
story; tale; talk; discussion
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
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
one day; (on) a certain day
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to grow taller (of people)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
little by little; bit by bit
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation