meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
just a minute; small quantity
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
about when; about what time; how soon
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding