the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
quietly; slowly; gracefully
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
close; intimate; on good terms
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
technical; technological; practical
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
conversion (esp. of computer data); moving (a player to a different defensive position); conversion (in rugby or American football)
future; possible; potential; prospective
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to become misty; to become hazy
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
step; stride; counter for steps
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
superconductivity; super-conductivity
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on