truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
student (esp. a university student)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
noted product; local specialty
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
being bad at conversation; poor conversationalist; poor talker
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
suffix for familiar person
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
graduation ceremony; commencement
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession