great difference; big difference; wide margin
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
air of luxury; high class feel
leaving everything up to someone else
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
race (of people); type of person
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
best student; leading disciple
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
receptionist; reception woman
business hours; opening hours; office hours
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
business; trade; operations; sales
after the end (of something); post-
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
unattended (video, audio) recording