goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
public agency; public institution
starting point; point of departure
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
decrease; reduction; decline
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to happen to meet; to come across
metre; meter; meter; gauge
beginning; clue; starting point
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
renegade; rebellious elements
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
attack; assault; attempt; try
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
one after another; in succession
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with