patient; unhurried; leisurely
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
in succession; one after another
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
elementary and middle school pupils
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
testimony; (verbal) evidence
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
antiquity; the previous era
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)