brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
main street; avenue; boulevard
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
grotesque; disgusting; gross
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
by today; before the day is over
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to rest; to relax; to repose
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
just past noon; afternoon
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
depending on; dependent on