no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to have meaning; to be meaningful
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to entertain; to make welcome
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to grow up; to become an adult
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
future; possible; potential; prospective
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
speculation; thinking; meditation
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)