to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
after a long time; for the first time in a while
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be opposite; to face each other
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
feeling; sense; impression
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression