bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
here and there; in places
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
enterprise; business; company; corporation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
training (esp. in-service); induction course
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
interception (email); wiretap; bug
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to put one's strength into
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring