sympathy; empathy; response
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
bunch of flowers; bouquet
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
older sister and younger brother
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
personnel training; human resources development; character building
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
retirement; resignation; stepping down
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
study; pursuit of knowledge
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
law department; law school
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
vibration; vibrato; trill
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain