notice; attention; observation
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to switch off; to turn off
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay