tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
numeric keypad; numeric key
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
not necessarily so; is not always true
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
Fire Services Act; fire laws
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to attempt; to test; to try out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
just because; even if; even though
matter of time; question of time
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect