speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
stochastic variable; random variable
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
skateboard; skateboarding
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
shah; former ruler of Iran
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
mountain hamlet; mountain village
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
love triangle; eternal triangle
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
private affairs; personal matter
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
halo; hello; hallo; harrow