human relations; personal relationships
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
solitude; loneliness; isolation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to choke; to have trouble breathing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
existence; possession; having; limited company
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
useless; vain; aimless; idle
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
political measures; policy
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
cut; reduction; curtailment
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mock exam; practice exam; practice test