very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
men and women of all ages
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
overflowing with charm; full of smiles
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
baton (of command); order; command; direction
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
ability; performance; efficiency
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
lifelike; exact resemblance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
third day of the month; three days
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to call in; to invite; to bring in