important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to repeat; to do something over again
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
clearing one's throat; cough
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
time; season; period; phase; stage
sensual love; love affair
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
that is to say; so that means
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
breath; breathing; tone; mood
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in