severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
additional bus service; extra bus
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
public toilet; public restroom
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
around the world; throughout the world
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
(not) a single person; (no) one
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
keeping things tidy and in order
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to run about; to rush about
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
good (place to leave off); convenient