conference room; council room
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to bury; to embed; to implant
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
dull sound; muffled sound
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
hateful; detestable; loathsome
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump