to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
the same grade; same class
to say; to be called; to do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
head of the student council; president of the student council
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be surprised; to be astonished
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
simply; merely; only; solely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
looking away; looking aside
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve