production (e.g. play); direction
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
roller coaster; big dipper
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
general (variety) store (shop)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unique; individual; original; unusual
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to be opposite; to face each other
light blue; pale blue; aqua