posture; position; stance
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
minicar; small-sized car; kei car; model car; toy car
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
at the window; by the window; next to the window
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
student (esp. a university student)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one