to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
of course; certainly; naturally
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
interference; intervention; meddling
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to pass (of time); to elapse
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
interior; inside; internal
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
... years old; age (of) ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
height (of a person); stature
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
a step; short distance; short time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
growth period; growing season
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as