zip fastener; zipper; zip
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
novel; story; (work of) fiction
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
specialization; specialisation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
good performance; good work; great success
postponing until the next fine day in case of rain
time schedule; timetable; program
fax; facsimile; fax machine
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
all you want; as much as one wants
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
disintegration; self-destruction
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
most difficult; next to impossible
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly