rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
orchestra member; musician
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
rope; cord; policeman's rope
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to settle (in a place); to settle down
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
suited figure; person in a suit
it is I who should say so
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
settlement; solution; resolution
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
estimate (of costs); budget
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
falling object; fallen object
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in