losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
feeling; sense; impression
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
middle of the night; dead of night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to search for; to seek for; to look for
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
shopping; purchased goods
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to move forward; to move on
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
funeral; burial; condolence
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to press a question; to cross-examine
to rant and rave; to raise hell