intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
trio; gang of three; threesome
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
senior high school; high school
tradition; legend; folklore
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(period of) a year; during an era
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
proposal; proposition; suggestion
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)