yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to spend time (on doing something)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
beginning; outset; first; onset
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
training (esp. in-service); induction course
calm; composed; cool; quiet
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
teacher; instructor; professor
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
encounter; engagement; battle
as soon as possible; ASAP
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all