English conversation; school for English conversation
diligent student; studious person
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
switching over to; migration; transition
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
related to; in relation to
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
no problem; it doesn't matter
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fast-talking; rapid talking
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable