document case; letter tray
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to degenerate; to lapse into
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
entrance; admission; entering
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
period of time; time slot; time zone
container (e.g. shipping); skip
linking together; tying in a row
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
research and development; R&D
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to do one's best; to put forth every effort