rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get strong; to gain strength
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
unqualified; without qualifications
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
double take (esp. out of surprise)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
weather; fair weather; fine weather
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
match; game; bout; contest
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back