measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
tossing and turning while asleep
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
thrift; economy; frugality
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
please be careful; please take care
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
contrived; false-sounding
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
manuscript; version; draft
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook