self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
conviction; belief; confidence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
close; intimate; on good terms
to be exhausted; to be worn out
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
capacity; volume; capacitance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
transfer; transport; removal
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry