easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
plump; with a thud; heavily
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
opening and shutting; opening and closing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
other; another; over; more than; I; me
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
walking heavily; lumbering
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to force open; to push open
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
first class plus; extra special
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel