supervised; under surveillance
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
expressing one's mind; speaking out
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
coming and going; traffic
trio; gang of three; threesome
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up