contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
same; similar; (just) like; equal
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to change (one's clothes)
attendance (at school); going to school
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
out-of-school; off-campus
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
instant; moment; for an instant
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
such ... as; or some such
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
sympathy; compassion; pity
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK