senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
new graduate; recent graduate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
individualism; egoism; selfishness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face