to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
important person; strategic person; key figure
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
private citizen; civilian
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
guard; sentinel; garrison
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to live; to reside; to inhabit
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to take to task; to take it out on
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
acquaintance; appreciative friend
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being