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
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; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); 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
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; foundation; grounds; authority
not caring; not giving a damn
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
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 pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to increase; to add to; to augment
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently