to wait and see; to see how the land lies
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
interruption; suspension; break
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to take a breath; to take a short rest
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to compete with; to vie for
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to save; to leave over; to spare
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be at a loss for words
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
as before; as ever; as it was originally
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart