and yet; though; when; in spite of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to relax; to feel at home
digital versatile disc; DVD
such; this sort of; like this
meaning; significance; sense
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
summer vacation; summer holiday
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
fourth day of the month; four days
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
expression; presentation; representation; notation