reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
criminal nature; criminality
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
police officer; policeman; policewoman
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
unselfishness; wanting little
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
script; screenplay; scenario
to take away; to carry away
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret