popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
smoking room; smoking compartment
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
not worth considering; out of the question
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the same grade; same class
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else