lately; recently; nowadays
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
while moving; on the move
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
promotion; raising of status
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to do together; to share; to participate in
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
presence; sitting with; being with
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
laughingstock; object of ridicule
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unable to resist; unable to suppress
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast