claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to accept; to receive; to agree
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
first meeting; first interview with
waiting for the traffic lights to change
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
street in front of station
police officer; policeman; policewoman
regular customer; general audience; general public
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
nonprofit organization; Not-for-Profit Organization
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman