broadband; brokers' broker
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
trusting too much; overestimating ability
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
dining; dining room; meal
to press a question; to cross-examine
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
a little bit; a little while
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
reduction by half; halving
girls' or women's division or section
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to look forward to something
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
murder; killing; murderer
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock