academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
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
the staff; inside the department
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
electronic media; digital media
this is why; this means; it is the case that
human relations; personal relationships
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to run about; to rush about
settlement; conclusion; summary
article; news story; report; account
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
right in the middle (of); midst; height
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
while moving; on the move
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
heading; headline; index; headword
genuine article; real thing; real deal
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)