to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
ballot paper; voting paper
almost every day; almost daily
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stale; hackneyed; cliched
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mobile sales (e.g. food trucks); mobile catering; route sales
something like ...; something called ...
conversely; on the contrary
free (of charge); gratuitous
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
printout; (computer) printing
fortune-telling; divination
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
timewasting; killing time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
right side; right-hand side
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut