to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
the following week; the next week
that day; the very same day
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
physical education; PE; gym (class)
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
established practice; custom
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
headquarters; head office; main office
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim