water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to listen again; to ask again
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
meaning; significance; sense
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
one after another; in rapid succession
calorie counting; calorie calculation
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
root; joint; base; crotch