whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to hand (over); to deliver in person
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
the following week; the next week
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
place; position; location; position; standing; status
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give