rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
sharing; division; draw; tie
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to put on airs; to assume importance
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
way of speaking; intimation
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
dry riverbed; river beach
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sodium-vapor lamp; sodium-vapour lamp
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
previous engagement; prior contract
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
along; parallel to; in accordance with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
metre; meter; meter; gauge
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
smoothly; easily; readily