on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
information security; information protection; data security
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
loop line; (transportation) belt line
letter; news that flowers have bloomed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
spouse; wife; husband; partner
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
real estate agent; realtor