what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
trio; gang of three; threesome
curl; curly hair; ringlet
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at once; immediately; right now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
progress; advance; improvement; development
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
than; from; out of; except; but; more
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare