presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
other side; opposite side; other party
to state; to express; to mention
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
women's college; women's university
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
student (esp. a university student)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
empirical; from experience
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to face on; to look out on to
(sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use