no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to begin; to set about; to start
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to go out and away; to leave
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to make one's rounds; to patrol
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
person in charge; official; attendant
going around; patrol; round; tour
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
tight skirt; straight skirt
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)