deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
Lambrusco (wine grape variety)
Shiraz (wine grape variety)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
taut (condition); taken up slack; removed slack
number of characters; number of letters; word count
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
indoor bath; bath for family (not public) use
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to get angry; to become perverse
to run down (stairs, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
private funds; own funds; private property
daily update; updating daily
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together