destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
wearing one's hair in braids
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
office job; clerical work
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
way of talking; speaking style
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
world; society; people; the public
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
clearing one's throat; cough
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal