to be flexible; to be accommodating
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
around the world; throughout the world
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
like this; this sort; this way
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; thereupon; because of that
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to be in danger of; to be liable to
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...