self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
progress; advance; improvement; development
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
understood; I see; OK; present; here
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
back off!; leave me alone!
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
reality; actuality; hard fact
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke