far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
other side; opposite side; other party
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to stop walking; to pause
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(not) even once; (not) ever
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability