I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to compose; to put together
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
boy; son; baby boy; young man
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
filtration; filtering; percolation
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to look away; to turn away
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
older sister; elder sister
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
temporary; transitory; short-lived
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)