tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
cooking; food preparation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)