delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
farming; agriculture; cultivation
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to copy (down); to transcribe
rather than; more ... than ...
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be too numerous; to be too much
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to mark the end; to spell the end
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
difference; variation; difference
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client