these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
as if nothing had happened
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
physical education; PE; gym (class)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
elective subject or course
use; utilization; utilisation; application
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
true state; actual condition; reality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mental; spiritual; emotional
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed