for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
letter by letter; character by character
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
based on; on the basis of
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to become clear; to be made public
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
still (continuing); as ever; further
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
bodily sensation; sense; experience
remarkable; striking; obvious
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
small number; few; minority
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
weather forecast; weather report
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
classification; categorization; sorting
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)