pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to press a question; to cross-examine
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
inspection of a meter; reading a meter; needle detection (in garments, etc.); needle inspection
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
near; nearby; not far off
meeting place; assembly hall
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to fight; to exchange blows
to show up; to appear; to turn up
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cache; place to hide something
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
simply; merely; only; solely
difficult to ...; hard to ...
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
three; three years of age
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation