party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
action committee; executive committee
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
this and that; one thing or another
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
all night long; all through the night
club activities; extracurricular activities
school festival; campus festival
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
like this; in this way; as you see
to burst open; to pop; to split
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
such; this sort of; like this
for your information; I'm telling you
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly