to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
environment; circumstance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
spouse; wife; husband; partner
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
cannot be compared with; no match for
attractive face and figure
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
studies; schoolwork; classwork
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
future (usually near); prospects
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to ease up; to relax attention
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out