one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
quite; utterly; really; completely
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis