crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to laugh away; to laugh off
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to teach; to take a teaching job
by all means; by all costs
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
two times; twice; two degrees
to add (to); to add on; to append
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
two classes; double; two sets
to gather; to collect; to assemble