admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conviction; belief; confidence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
meaning; significance; sense
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
un-; non-; negative prefix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to attempt; to test; to try out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
scene; sight; scenario; setting
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell