clearing one's throat; cough
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
two classes; double; two sets
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
called; known as; that; to say
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
firmly; solidly; heartily
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
first attack; first strike; first blow
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)