staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
when it becomes; when it comes to
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
middle of the night; dead of night
succession; continuation; series; sequence
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
all (there is); as long as there is
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
probability; likelihood; chances
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to say no more; to sink into silence
don't worry about it; forget about it
close; intimate; on good terms
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
gifted education; special education for gifted children
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
since then; from that time; ever since
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to strike out; to start swimming
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
not caring; not giving a damn
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to increase; to add to; to augment