to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
but; however; provided that
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
still; even now; to this day
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cartoon-character costume
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to appear in the newspaper
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one thin flat object; one sheet