year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
pre-order; presale; advance sale
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
very young; little; childish; immature
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
notary public; notary; public notary
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
on the occasion of; at the time of
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
research funds; research expenses
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
schedule; program; calendar
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
furnishings; implements; equipment
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
high-quality goods; luxury item
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to relax; to make oneself comfortable