preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
observation; survey; watching
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in the morning; during the morning
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in