verbal message; word (from someone)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to jar; to creak; to grate
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sincere; honest; faithful
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
environment; circumstance
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
postwar period; period after Second World War
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(period of) a year; during an era
every year; yearly; annually
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
final; eventual; ultimate