close; intimate; on good terms
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
dwelling; house; residence; address
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
form; shape; figure; visage
when it comes to; concerning
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
during; for the duration of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
principal occupation; core business
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
management; administration; operation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
head of the student council; president of the student council
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to play a leading role; to play a central part
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
it seems so; that's what it looks like
outside the country; abroad
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
election; selection; choice
estimate (of costs); budget
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
for example; for instance; e.g.