thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
odds and ends; all; every
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
several years; a few years
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
abusive language; violent language; wild words
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
how; in what way; in what manner
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering