seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
your husband; her husband
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
in every case; in everything; in all matters
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distributing board (panel); switchboard
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to cut corners; to be shoddy
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to begin; to set about; to start
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible