discovery; detection; finding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
loser; owner of a lost article
while; even though; despite
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
document; official papers
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
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
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
the other day; lately; recently
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in succession; one by one
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged