in the meanwhile; during the time
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
message; informative matter
until now; so far; up to the present
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
question sheet; question paper
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to some extent; to a certain extent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to read (a book, etc.) over again
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
desperately; for one's dear life
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
meaning; significance; sense
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
freedom; free man; free woman
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out