to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
equality; impartiality; evenness
maintenance; preservation; improvement
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
standard; set; routine; decided
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
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"
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize