beach hut; beachside clubhouse
series of battles; successive battles
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
still; even now; to this day
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
reality; actuality; hard fact
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be sooty; to be stained
chair; stool; post; office; position
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?