as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to shout (in anger); to yell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to find out; to discover; to locate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
possible; likely; probable
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing