passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
suppression; repression; subjugation
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
judgment; judgement; discernment
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
change; alteration; modification
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
without; unless; have to do
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
supporting role (actor); minor role
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing