splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
proper; right; reasonable
abandoned child; foundling
vitality; (one's) life force
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
the times; the world; society
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
about when; about what time; how soon
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
schedule; program; programme; agenda
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to finish; to end; to close
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)