learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
orders; instructions; directive; command
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
at work; in the midst of work; working
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
principal occupation; core business
smuggling; contraband trade
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score