development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
indicate reason; infers some protest
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
questionnaire; survey; poll
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
not caring; not giving a damn
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)