to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
job hunting; job searching
called; known as; that; to say
to keep (a person) waiting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how many years; how long; what year
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
tolerance; broad-mindedness
economic strength; economic power; economic might
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
look!; there!; here!; that is
is that so?; I see; right; oh
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
living by oneself; living alone
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one room apartment; studio apartment
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to move (house); to change residence
no, not like that (but like this)