pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hot topic; talk of the town
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be found; to be discovered
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
valuable article; valuables
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
report; notification; registration
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to become empty; to be emptied
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
that day; the very same day