practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
imagination; supposition; guess
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
since; henceforth; ever since
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)