contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
unfortunately; regrettably
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to break the silence; to break one's silence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
but; however; provided that
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
temporary absence from school
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment