to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to recall; to remember; to recollect
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
for this very reason; that is exactly why
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
something; some kind of; for some reason
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to try to do; to attempt to do
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
I see; that's right; indeed
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
guardian; protector; patron; parent
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)