to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
almost every day; almost daily
research; study; investigation
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
review (of learned material); revision
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
percent; per cent; percentage
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
destination (one is heading towards); goal
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to summon courage; to be brave
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
the front; honest; upright; decent
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
inside one's heart; in one's mind
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
tall figure; high stature