senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
persecution complex; paranoia
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
invisibly; secretly; privately
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
February; second month of the lunar calendar
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's physical safety; personal security
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to repeat; to do something over again
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection