bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
ratio; proportion; percentage
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
head; lead; vanguard; first
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
disclosure; exposure; revelation
all present; all concerned; all of us
another school; other schools
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
the same generation; coeval
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in the meanwhile; during the time
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers