true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to head home; to leave for home
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
elder sister; effeminate man
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sanity; consciousness; soberness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to subsist; to keep on living
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
sense of values; values; value system