windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
since when; from when; how long
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
emergency staircase; fire escape
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to fall off; to tumble down
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter