erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
joke; playfulness; kidding around
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to say; to be called; to do
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
front entrance; front door
several people; a few people
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
infrared rays; infrared radiation
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
at least; at most; (even) just
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
genius; prodigy; natural gift
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
severe wound; serious wound; gash
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place