to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to take over; to hand over
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
general idea; concept; notion
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
excursion; field trip; school trip
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
promotion (school, military, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
chief; main; principal; important
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to have time free; to have time to spare