Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
showcase; display case; vitrine
while; during; while; although; all; both
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the last moment; the very end
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
greeting; a fine thing to say
understood; I see; OK; present; here
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
last night; yesterday evening
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to pick up; to find; to gather
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
relatively; comparatively