studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
those (near the second person)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
to rank next to; to come after
influence; clout; leverage
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
rather; better; instead; if anything
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
use; utilization; utilisation; application
presence (impressive quality)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
to unfold; to unroll; to open
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
behind; in the rear; in back
safety zone; traffic island
such ... as; or some such
to shake; to waver; to tremble
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
neighboring countries; surrounding countries