to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to put on airs; to assume importance
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
contract; compact; agreement
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
historic; historical; traditional
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
sad; wretched; deplorable
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
protector (e.g. chest); guard
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up