orange pekoe (grade of black tea)
bunch; bundle; cluster; bunch; group; crowd
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
protracted war; war of attrition
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to get late; to advance; to wear on
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired