to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
clothier; Western clothes' shop
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
difficult to approach; inaccessible
personal; individual; private
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to throw into; to toss into
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
literally; to the letter; literal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
ago; since; before; previous
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)