demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
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
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
temporary absence from school
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
popular person; favorite; favourite
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch