staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to get between; to be caught in
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
wintertime; winter season
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
establishment; settlement
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to come and go; to go back and forth
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child