friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
then; well; so; well then
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
how; in what way; by what means
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
common use; communal use; sharing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably