to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to lend an ear to; to listen to
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
start of work; commencement; opening
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
minimum; at the very least
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unanticipated; unexpected
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
general; popular; common; typical
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do