kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
compliance (with laws and ordinances)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
meanwhile; in the meantime
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
school building; schoolhouse
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
lined curtain; opaque curtain
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
break in time; interruption; pause
to talk to oneself; to mutter