near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
adds force or indicates command
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
genius; prodigy; natural gift
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
time; season; period; phase; stage
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that day; the very same day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally