to call together; to convene
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
inattention; absent-mindedness
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
most part; greater part; majority
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(a person's) family background; lineage
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to fall off; to tumble down
appointment; rendezvous; date
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all