free space; freely-usable space
session; jam session; jam
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
period of time; time slot; time zone
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
special; particular; peculiar; unique
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to resound; to make a stir
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to be able to manage somehow or another
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
near-miss; just missing (each other)