figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
ice house; ice room; cold room
freely; frankly; without reserve
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
extra charge; specially reduced charge
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
section manager; section chief
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to talk; to chat; to chatter
vice; immorality; corruption
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
how many people; a number of people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
relatively; comparatively