that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
adviser; advisor; consultant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
crouch start (in a sprint)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
of no interest; not interested
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose