means of transportation; transport service
speaking voice; talking voice
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to step forward; to volunteer
offense and defense; offence and defence
trouble; bother; annoyance
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
marriage proposal; courtship
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life