popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
university student; college student
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
gender; distinction of sex; sex
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally