company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sympathy; compassion; pity
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
preference; priority; precedence
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
adviser; advisor; consultant
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
holding two or more positions concurrently
next year; next fiscal year
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer