to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to increase (all the more)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
invitation; introduction; temptation
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
along the road; along the way
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tower over the surroundings
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
suspicious-looking; fishy
sweet tooth; love of sweet things