speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
smallish; on the small side
roller coaster; big dipper
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to paint (draw) a picture
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
those (near the second person)
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stop talking; to be silent
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to dye; to colour; to color
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
vague recollection; faint memory
such; this sort of; like this
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out