to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
future (usually near); prospects
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to cut corners; to be shoddy
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
ten; 10; ten years of age
man; male; masculine gender
ratio; proportion; percentage
new student; freshman; first-year student
birth; creation; formation
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
selective system; system that offers choices
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ingenuity; resourcefulness
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
elective subject or course
call; summons; convening; convocation
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...