double take (esp. out of surprise)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to incur someone's enmity
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
small hill; low hill; hillock
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
roar of the sea; sound of waves
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
wrong; different; not like that
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to inherit; to succeed; to take over