(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
first meeting; first interview with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever