several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
training (esp. in-service); induction course
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
in search of; in order to look for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
babies and preschool children
guardian; protector; patron; parent
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course
play equipment; playground equipment
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be found; to be discovered
life; living; I; me; student
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up