neck; head; dismissal; discharge
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
bill (at a restaurant); check
to ask a question; to ask questions
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
standard; set; routine; decided
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
going-out-of-business sale
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
future (usually near); prospects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
tool; implement; means; furniture
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to choke; to have trouble breathing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
nothing but; none other than
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
putting on weight from the good (married) life
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
exhibition hall (room, area)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
display and sale of new products
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch