to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
very popular; highly favoured
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
devoted; self-sacrificing
hedge; fence; border; limit
to accept; to receive; to agree
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
study; research; investigation
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
literature; books (reference); document
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
several times; several degrees
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather