attendance; participation; presence
beginning; outset; first; onset
just a minute; small quantity
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
briskly; quickly; promptly
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
anything and everything; just about everything
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar