to pick up; to find; to gather
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
the staff; inside the department
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to like; to love; to be fond of
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
in unison; as one; united
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
established practice; custom
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
right in the middle (of); midst; height
attendance; presence; appearance
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
private; personal life; (one's) privacy