same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
proposal; offer; request; application
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible