spare time; free time; leisure time
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
surely; certainly; without doubt
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to look young; to seem young
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
application; request; petition
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
victim; injured party; sufferer
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
presence; sitting with; being with
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
conference room; council room
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during (the time when)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference