application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
Cleveland (Britain); Cleaveland
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
thereupon; shortly thereafter
for the present; for the time being
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
in the future; another day; later
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
victim; injured party; sufferer
stolen goods; loot; spoils
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to quit one's job; to resign
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
inattention; absent-mindedness
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it