how long; how far; how much
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
prohibition; inhibition; ban
school building; schoolhouse
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
blur; blurred; indistinct
gender; distinction of sex; sex
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
witnessing; observing; sighting
plural; multiple; several
after school (at the end of the day)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
within; inside of; less than
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
student (esp. a university student)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
of no interest; not interested
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
front; frontage; facade; main
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
there's no smoke without fire
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up