to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
speech; expression; wording; language
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
thereupon; shortly thereafter
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
together; at the same time; same; identical
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
schoolgirl; female student
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel