reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
answering machine; answerphone
to help each other; to cooperate
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
instead; but (on the other hand)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be worried; to be troubled
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
public telephone; pay phone
how many years; how long; what year
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend