to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
president (of a society); chairman
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
soldier; combatant; warrior
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
covert action; covert operations
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
pupil; student; schoolchild
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson