bribe; money under the table
occasional; infrequent; rare
nightlife; night amusements
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
toilet articles; makeup kit
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
fancy box; decorated box; vanity case; cosmetics case
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
looking over someone's shoulder
carving; engraving; sculpture
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
commuter pass; season ticket
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
had better ...; had better not ...
to compose; to put together
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
arbitration; intercession; mediation
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
centre; center; center fielder
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)