possible; likely; probable
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
laws and regulations; legislation
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
instead; but (on the other hand)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
directly under; falling perpendicularly
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
beforehand; in advance; previously
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
here and there; in places
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
police officer; policeman; policewoman
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...