negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
world; society; people; the public
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
library; book collection; paperback book
periodic; regular; routine
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to state; to express; to mention
Cambria (old name for Wales)
assortment; product lineup
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
future; possible; potential; prospective
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
government service; the bureaucracy
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
tripartite talk; three-man talk
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
river; stream; River; the ... river
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pupil; student; schoolchild
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to attempt; to test; to try out
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga