making efficient; optimization
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
maid; helper; help; assistance
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
victim; injured party; sufferer
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
to strip and leave clothes lying around
consumer electronics; home appliances
racing form; racing (news)paper
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
stature; height; size; physique
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
even more; still more; further
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)