occasional; infrequent; rare
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
to close (one's eyes); to shut
close; intimate; on good terms
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(not) so much; (not) that much
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
slightly heavy; a little heavy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1