finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to throw at; to turn; to raise
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
until now; so far; up to the present
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
questions and answers; dialogue
to thrust before; to thrust at
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
unheard-of; unprecedented
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
egoistic; self-centered; selfish