advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
fate; chance; relationship; tie
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
dissemination; spreading of information
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(feather) duster; dusting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
group; bunch; crowd; group
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
race (of people); type of person
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
process; course; mechanism
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance