more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to thrust before; to thrust at
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
now that you say that; now that you mention it
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
favourite book; favorite book
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hooting; jeering; heckling
difference; discrepancy; variation
suddenly; all of a sudden
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
eastern part; the east (of a region)
district; section; sector
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin