activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
deputy head teacher; vice principal
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
bad influence; negative influence
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to rush over; to run up to
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
function; facility; faculty; feature
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing