dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations
jobless university graduate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
three parts; three copies
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
jumping out; running out (e.g. into the street); dashing out; springing out
display; (computer) display; monitor
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
maternity leave; paternity leave
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to devise; to plot; to plan
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
plug; connector; spark plug
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
police drama (television); detective drama