right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to raise one's voice; to shout
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
like he said; same for me; ditto
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
high-pitched tone; soprano
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
loving something but being very bad at it
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
winter vacation; winter holidays
every year; yearly; annually
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
in the future; another day; later
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
weather; fair weather; fine weather
better than nothing; better than none at all
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)