A
(absolutely) necessary
(across) to the other side
(actual) facts
(advance) planning
(advance) reservations
(advance) warning
add (an additional)
add (more)
add (up)
(added) bonus
(adolescent) boy
(all-time) record
alternative (choice)
a.m. (in the morning)
(anonymous) stranger
(armed) gunman
ascend (up)
ask (the question)
assemble (together)
attach (together)
ATM (machine)
autobiography (of his life)
B
bald (headed)
balsa (wood)
(basic) fundamentals
(basic) necessities
best (ever)
biography (of his life)
blend (together)
bouquet (of flowers)
brief (duration)
(brief) moment
(brief) summary
(burning) embers
C
cancel (out)
(careful) scrutiny
cascading (down)
cash (money)
cease (and desist)
circle (around)
classify (into groups)
(close) proximity
(closed) fist
clutching (in her hands)
collaborate (together)
combine (together)
commute (back and forth)
compete (with one another)
(completely) annihilate
(completely) destroy
(completely) eliminate
(completely) engulf
(completely) fill
(completely) surround
(component) part
connect (together)
connect (up)
consensus (of opinion)
(constantly) maintained
cooperate (together)
could (possibly)
crisis (situation)
(current) trend
D
(deliberately) choose
depreciate (in value)
descend (down)
(desirable) benefit
(different) kinds
disappear (from sight)
drop (down)
(dry) parched
during (the course of)
dwindle (down)
E
each (and every)
earlier (in time)
eliminate (altogether)
emergency (situation)
(empty) hole
(end) result
enter (in)
(entirely) eliminate
equal (to each another)
eradicate (completely)
estimated at (about)
evolve (over time)
(exact) same
(exposed) opening
F
fall (down)
(favorable) approval
(fellow) associates
(fellow) classmates
few (in number)
filled (to capacity)
(final) conclusion
(final) outcome
(first and) foremost
(first) conceived
first (of all)
fly (through the air)
follow (after)
(foreign) imports
(former) graduate
(former) veteran
(free) gift
(frozen) ice
full (to capacity)
(fully) satisfied
fuse (together)
(future) plans
(future) recurrenceG
gather (together)
(general) public
grow (in size)
H
had done (previously)
(harmful) injuries
(head) honcho
heat (up)
heave (up)
HIV (virus)
hoist (up)
(hollow) tube
hope (for the future)
hurry (up)
I
(illustrated) drawing
incredible (to believe)
indicted (on a charge)
integrate (together)
introduced (a new)
introduced (for the first time)
J
join (together)
(joint) collaboration
K
kneel (down)
(knowledgeable) experts
L
lag (behind)
later (time)
lift (up)
(little) baby
(live) studio audience
(live) witness
(local) resident
look (on her face)
look (ahead) to the future
look back (in retrospect)
looked (over)
M
made (out) of
(major) breakthrough
(major) feat
manually (by hand)
marina (on the lake)
may (possibly)
meet (together)
meet (with each other)
(mental) telepathy
merge (together)
might (possibly)
mix (together)
(mutual) cooperation
mutual respect (for each other)
N
nape (of his neck)
(native) habitat
(natural) instinct
never (before)
(new) beginning
(new) construction
(new) innovation
(new) invention
(new) recruit
nodded (in approval)
none (at all)
O
off (of)
(old) adage
(old) cliché
(old) custom
(old) proverb
(open) trench
open (up)
(oral) conversation
(originally) created
outcome (as a result)
output (out of)
(outside) in the yard
outside (of)
(over) exaggerate
P
(pair of) twins
palm (of his hand)
(passing) fad
(past) experience
(past) history
(past) memories
(past) records
penetrate (into)
period (of time)
(personal) friend
(personal) opinion
pick (and choose)
plan (ahead)
plan (in advance)
(Please) RSVP
plunge (down)
(polar) opposite
(positive) identification
postpone (until later)
pouring (down) rain
(present) incumbent
present (time)
previously listed (above)
proceed (ahead)
protest (against)
pursue (after)
R
raise (up)
reason (why)
recur (again)
refer (back)
reflect (back)
(regular) routine
repeat (again)
reply (back)
revert (back)
(right) behind
rise (up)
round (in shape)
S
(safe) haven
(safe) sanctuary
same (exact)
scrutinize (in detail)
(serious) danger
setting sun (in the west)
share (together)
(sharp) point
shiny (in appearance)
shrugged (his shoulders)
shut (down)
skipped (over)
slow (speed)
small (size)
(small) speck
soft (to the touch)
sole (of the foot)
(specific) things
spell out (in detail)
spliced (together)
start (out)
(still) persists
(still) remains
stuffed (full)
(sudden) impulse
(sum) total
surrounded (on all sides)
T
tall (in height)
tall (in stature)
(temper) tantrum
ten (in number)
(three-way) love triangle
time (period)
(tiny) bit
(total) destruction
(true) facts
(truly) sincere
(twelve) noon
(two equal) halves
U
(ultimate) goal
(underground) subway
(unexpected) emergency
(unexpected) surprise
(unintentional) mistake
(universal) panacea
(unknown) stranger
(usual) custom
V
vacillate (back and forth)
(veiled) ambush
(very) pregnant
(very) unique
visible (to the eye)
(visually) inspected
W
Mural (on the wall)
warn (in advance)
weather (conditions)
weather (situation)
whether (or not)
(white) snow
write (down)