to come to mind; to pop into one's head
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
simple honesty; tactless frankness
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be thrilled; to be excited
softly; mildly; gently; politely
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
physical education; PE; gym (class)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to talk to oneself; to mutter
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
clearly; distinctly; vividly
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
(being) face to face; facing each other
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
something like ...; something called ...