same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
to knock down; to knock out
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
distinguished citizen; patriot
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
force (bulldoze) one's way through
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to be arrested; to be put in bonds