to pick up; to find; to gather
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
very interesting; of great interest
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cannot be helped; unavoidable
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
not necessarily so; is not always true
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
curse; spell; malediction
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
portrait; likeness; picture
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
spring break; spring vacation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
new student; freshman; first-year student
joint together; opposite; facing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly