hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the opposite sex; isomerism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be silent; to say nothing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
father; dad; husband; you; he
lottery; tombola; drawing
trip abroad; overseas travel
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to not believe one's ears
no!; no no!; no, not at all
impossible; unlikely; improbable
looking on (somebody) as hostile
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
all; entire; whole; altogether
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished