eight (long cylindrical things)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to sniff out; to get wind of
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
stretcher; litter; gurney
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
schedule; program; programme; agenda
like it or not; like or not like
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
functional disorder; dysfunction
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
engineer; technical officer
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
temporary store; temporary premises
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally