making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; close by; within reach; familiar
understood; I see; OK; present; here
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to take to task; to take it out on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
exploitation; overuse; abuse
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to run through; to run past
programme; program; plans; arrangements
interior; inside; internal
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
timewasting; killing time
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
what do you want?; can I help you?
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
another kind; distinct species; variety
to tower above; to stand out
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
latent disposition; inner feelings
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest