transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
means of transportation; transport service
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
fuel consumption; gas mileage
refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
life or death; existence; destiny
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
confections; sweets; candy; cake
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting