simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
poor physical health; bad shape
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
nothing but; none other than
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
company; corporation; workplace
storehouse; warehouse; godown
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank