to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
continuing one's education into university
sad to say; how sad; alas
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
attendance (at school); going to school
experiment; experimentation
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
main cause; primary factor
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
shopping; purchased goods
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
trembling with excitement
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
timewise; temporal; chronal
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads