definite; final; decisive; conclusive
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
competent; suitable; qualified
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
demotion; relegation; downgrading
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
casual speech; peer language; informal language
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
beginning; outset; first; onset
had better ...; had better not ...
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring