border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
housing district; residential district
suffix for familiar person
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
truancy; school non-attendance
winter vacation; winter holidays
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
training; drill; practice; discipline
to repeat; to do something over again
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(some) more; even more; longer; further
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the way back; the way home; return trip
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest