rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
sweet almond (Prunus dulcis); tonsil
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
normalcy; normality; normal
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
question; inquiry; enquiry
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
remaining silent; keeping secret
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
at once; immediately; right now
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
besides; in addition; also; moreover
finding employment; getting a job
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)