thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sports ground; sports oval
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
application (of ointment, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to smirk; to grin broadly
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining