metre; meter; meter; gauge
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
decision; determination; resolution
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to get change back; to be more than enough
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to try all possible means
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
letter; missive; note; mail
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to squeeze out; to wring out
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support