company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
now that you say that; now that you mention it
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
polite; respectful; reverent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to mark the end; to spell the end
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
everything; anything; nothing
independent action; acting alone
all eyes; public attention