to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be needed; to be wanted
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
pushing by hand; hand gilding
parking area for bicycles
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attendance (at school); going to school
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
comparatively; relatively