key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
return of something; repayment
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ramification; branching off
fragment; one of the group or party
selection; choice; option
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
remembrance; recollection; recognition
food; food products; foodstuffs
ready-made; common-law (wife)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things