ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
woman; female; feminine gender
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
viewer; (television) audience
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
bureau director; office chief
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
warp; curvature; curve; arch
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
alone; by oneself; on one's own
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to find out; to discover; to locate
burning at the stake; burning to death