graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
killing two birds with one stone
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
sense of color; sense of colour
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to yell; to rant; to rave
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bolt from the blue; great surprise
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
railroad operating over private tracks
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
railroad network; railroad system
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
change; alteration; modification
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
supply line; line of communications
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to