horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to pass (of time); to elapse
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
throughput; processing power
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
evident; plain; distinct; clear
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
physical education; PE; gym (class)