to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to taste; to try (food or drink)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
hiding one's embarrassment
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be smeared; to be covered
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
lord of a manor; estate steward
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
personal record; personal best
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to be helpful; to be useful
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to talk; to carry meaning
(short) run; drive; ride; spin