little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
something or other; somehow
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
not understanding; not knowing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
by myself; in person; by oneself
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from