next; following; subsequent; stage; station
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
spare time; free time; leisure time
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
after school (at the end of the day)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that day; the very same day
physical condition; state of health
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf