to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to telephone; to make a phone call
periodic; regular; routine
complete change; about-face
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
continuing one's education into university
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to look away; to avert one's eyes
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to think too much; to be over-concerned
even so; anyhow; at any rate
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
interval; break; pause; spare moment
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about