chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
bulletin board system; BBS
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
exactly as stated; verbatim
sense of values; values; value system
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
number two; mistress; concubine
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
notice; attention; observation
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
how; in what way; by what means
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
memory; sense; experience
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
a little bit; a little while
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
please; somehow or other; one way or another