siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
best regards; please take care of; please do
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
observer; watchman; lifeguard
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
two classes; double; two sets
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
go that far; to that extent
to collect; to assemble; to gather
genius; prodigy; natural gift
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
not understanding; not knowing
close; intimate; on good terms
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
at work; in the midst of work; working
I see; that's right; indeed
because of; owing to; due to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); very
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
easy; simple; there's no way that ...