to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
irritation; annoyance; frustration
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
sad to say; how sad; alas
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be to the point; to be pertinent
during; for the duration of
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
here and there; in places
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
too much; excessively; too
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
body; physical system; (the) person
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
common people; ordinary people; masses
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
cannot be helped; unavoidable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
surname; family name; last name
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
minority group (party); minority
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
as if nothing had happened
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk