past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
graduation ceremony; commencement
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to keep away; to keep at a distance
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be able (to); to be possible (to)