part-time lecturer; contract teacher
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
second day of the month; two days
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sorry; excuse me; thank you
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
club activities; extracurricular activities
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(not so) much; (not) very
another's parent; another's parents
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
(not) so much; (not) that much
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
construction; establishment
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
end of consecutive holidays
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous