first day of the month; the first of the month
31st day of the month; 31 days
must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application); must be received; must be delivered; must wear (e.g. a seatbelt); must have on
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to step forward; to volunteer
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things