throwaway; disposable; single-use
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
guardians; parents; father and older brother
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
food and drink; eating and drinking
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to be embarrassed; to lose face
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
mass communication; mass media
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to become familiar (to one's ears)
comparatively; relatively
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing