to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
television program; TV program
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
in succession; one by one
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
locational advantage; advantageous position
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
home area; home town; local
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
thinking back now; looking back
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
insertion; inlaying; immersion
adhesive power; viscosity
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent