article to be delivered; present
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
person of extraordinary talent; wonder; marvel
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
homecoming; return to one's home
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
horseplay; fooling around
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
big leakage; uncontained leak
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
height of summer; hottest part of summer
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
body of a garment; bodice
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to