calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
shuttle bus; pickup bus; courtesy bus; hotel bus; bus service connecting a station, airport, etc. to a hotel or tourist attraction
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
without; but if; otherwise; or else
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
two classes; double; two sets
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
serious; not joking; straight