priority; order of precedence
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
villain; baddie; the villain's part
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
large amount of money; great cost
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable