teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
because of; owing to; due to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ago; since; before; previous
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pupil; student; schoolchild
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
three days and three nights
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
middle of the night; dead of night
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
really; truly; indeed; good grief
something like ...; something called ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
loveable; very likeable; like very much
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that