pace ----> speed
paper ----> shoolwork
parents ----> mother and father
parts ----> repair // fix
past midnight ----> all evening
photo ----> picture
pick up ----> get
pill ----> tablet
pitch ----> tone
plant // window // table ----> light
pollution ----> air
prescription ----> medicine
presentation ----> assignment
prices went up ----> expensive
proofread and correct the paper ----> check the paper
protest the rising turtion fees ----> be opposed to the tuition increase
prove ----> demonstrate
put a lot of hours ----> require a great deal of time
put it on paper ----> write ... down
put money into an account ----> open an account
put on a play ----> present a play
put out ----> upset
put up with ----> tolerate
quit ----> leave th job
radio ----> broadcast
raise ----> increase
raise the roof ----> angry
reach home ----> come home
refreshment ----> food
renovation ----> remodeling // refurbish
rest of the job ----> remains of the work
restless ----> nervous
return ----> take ... back
review ----> criticize
reviewing ----> going over
right away ----> soon
run out of // out of point ----> no more // no longer // doesn't have any more
run out of steam ----> tried // exhausted
run the committee ----> head the committee
rusty ----> lose some skills
save the explanation ----> no need to explain
one's booked ----> one's schedule is filled
schoolwork is suffering ----> interfere with studies
scorcher ----> hot // heat
secondhand ----> used
severe weather ----> bad weather
shade ----> away from the window
shake ----> move
shake it off ----> remove
share the expense ----> pay for some of …
show up ----> appear
shut ----> close
shy ----> timid
sign up for a lesson ----> take a lesson
simultaneously ----> together
slip one's mind ----> forget
so ----> both
sooner ----> earlier
sorry ----> regret
soundproof ----> noise
spare ----> extra // another one
speechless ----> unable to speak
spotless ----> clean
squint at sth. ----> poor vision
standng ovation ----> stand up and applaud
staple ----> necessity
stay on top of sth ----> keep in formed
stay put ----> not move
sth doesn't ring a bell with sb ----> sb. doesn't recognize sth
stick with it ----> it'll make a long time to …
stood up for ----> defended
straighten out ----> pay
supervisor ----> person in charge of …
switch off ----> turn off