(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
had better ...; had better not ...
choices; alternatives; options
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
don't you think?; indicates question
(period of) a year; during an era
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
older sister; elder sister
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to move forward; to move on
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking