to join forces with; to cooperate with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
writing; composition; essay; sentence
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
family structure; family composition; family makeup
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
commuting to school; school commute
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
something like ...; something called ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
how many years; how long; what year
(not) even once; (not) ever
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that