topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
being somewhat excited (agitated)
double; twice (as much); twofold
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
conference room; council room
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)