first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to happen to meet; to come across
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
head of a family; first name on a list
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
surgery (academic discipline)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
coherence; order; focus; point
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
most part; greater part; majority
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to read smoothly; to skim
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
dodgy dealings; monkey business
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
comfort; consolation; diversion