carving; engraving; chiselled features
metal plate; metallic plate
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
sleepover; overnight stay
jumping to a hasty conclusion
women's group; women's association
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
what's what; heads or tails
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
(made of) stone; stone-built
to invite in; to usher in
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
America and Britain; American-British
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge