premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to push (something) against
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
reason; logic; method; system; order
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to hide; to conceal oneself
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
billow; surge; large wave
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
switching over to; migration; transition
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen