to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to invite in; to show someone in
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
just because; even if; even though
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
(present) head of a family
study; diligence; discount; reduction
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
short-distance race; sprint
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
short distance; short range; short-haul
metre; meter; meter; gauge
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sports ground; sports oval
in the same way as; just like
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar