what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
scale; scope; plan; structure
year in, year out; always; 24-7
nearly equal; almost identical; approximately equal (to); approximately equals sign
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
in the same manner as before; the same as always
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
simply put; putting it simply
library (usu. single-room); small library
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
space (room, area, outer space)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
collection of books; (personal) library