flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
physical education; PE; gym (class)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
limited time; limited-time offer
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing