old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
newspaper slot; newspaper box
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
manners; behavior; behaviour
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
left side; left-hand side
to polish up; to shine up
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
side table; bedside table
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
absence; disregard; indifference
caller; visitor; company; guest
to entertain; to make welcome
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to taste; to try (food or drink)