to make a firm resolution
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
drama; theatre; theater; play
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
simply; merely; only; solely
to collect; to assemble; to gather
private tutor; coach; governess
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
head; brains; intellect; understanding
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
moving; changing residence; change of address
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
just you wait and see (as a threat)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
accounting; administration (of money)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)