programme; program; plans; arrangements
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
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
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
general (variety) store (shop)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
proposal; proposition; suggestion
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)
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)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
job application form; employee satisfaction
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)