admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
number; number plate; license plate
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to summon; to get used to call
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
centralized management; centrally controlled system
deviation; departure; omission
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
beforehand; in advance; previously
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
change of schedule; schedule change
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss