twelfth day of the month; twelve days
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
a few years ago; some years back
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
suffix for building numbers
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
stepwise; one step at a time
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
factorization; factorisation
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sharp sighted; easily awakened
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
together with; same; both; all; including ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
how many people; a number of people
regret; repentance; remorse
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on