connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
lately; recently; these days
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to satisfy one's appetite
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
maid; helper; help; assistance
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
bento; Japanese box lunch
out of bounds; beyond the pale
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear