national defence; national defense
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
study group; study meeting
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
Helmond (The Netherlands); Helmont
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use