wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
connection; link; relationship
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
every evening; every night
somehow; for some reason or other
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
library (usu. single-room); small library
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly