to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
agricultural land; farmland
half and half; fifty-fifty
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be conspicuous; to stand out
brown; light brown; tawny
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
studio apartment; studio flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
decision; determination; resolution
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
judgment; judgement; discernment
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab