counter for books; volume
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to refer to; to use as reference
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
prenatal care; antenatal training
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lose one's footing; to slip
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
jumping to a wrong conclusion
most difficult; next to impossible
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
demanding; difficult; strict
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to put on airs; to assume importance
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
voyage; passage; travelling
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
narrow margin; slim margin