to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
please; somehow or other; one way or another
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
preparations for returning (home)
last century; ancient times
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
free (of charge); gratuitous
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
chief; main; principal; important
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to make a speech; to address
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot