proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
new student; freshman; first-year student
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
genuine article; real thing; real deal
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
dispersing; breaking up; running away
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
near-miss; just missing (each other)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to not believe one's ears
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
individual; private person; personal; private
capacity; volume; capacitance
society; the world; the times
perfect; complete; flawless
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend