to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
after school (at the end of the day)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
major incident; major happening; big scandal
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
patriarch; head of a family
audience (with a person of high standing)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
invitation; introduction; temptation
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sports ground; sports oval
to throw open; to leave open
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
chilly; unpleasantly cold
club activities; extracurricular activities
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air