half and half; fifty-fifty
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
finding employment; getting a job
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
as is usual with; in common with
even though; despite; when
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)