to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be worried; to be troubled
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
alone; by oneself; on one's own
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to go out and away; to leave
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
this world; this life; world of the living
to summon courage; to be brave
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be surprised; to be astonished
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
of course; certainly; naturally
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
being startled; getting a shock
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which