immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(social) position; status
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
waste of time; killing time
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
stealthily; secretly; in secret
form; method; system; formula
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
automatic; intransitive verb