shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
container (e.g. shipping); skip
cattle wagon; cattle van; stock car
wood (for building); lumber; timber
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
wind blowing down from a mountain
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
government service; the bureaucracy
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to detain; to check; to restrain
The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice