station; office; guardroom
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
professor; teaching; instruction
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
imperial court; royal court
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
legend; folklore; tradition
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
smallish; on the small side
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
mentally strong; strong-willed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to feel hungry; to get hungry
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation