to use and then throw away
congratulations and condolences
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to be kindled (fire); to be made
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
counting on the abacus; cost-benefit calculation; profit calculation
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
cryptographic key; encryption key
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
amateur as good as a professional
skim reading; skipping through text
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
paper tube; cardboard tube
advertising section; classified ads; advertisement column; advertising space
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
time bell; chime of a time bell
ankle-length (clothes); maxi (skirt, dress, etc.); floor-length (clothes); maxim
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
private residence or home
political climate; political situation
handheld mixer; hand mixer
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
building addition or extension; an annex
still life (painting, drawing)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
some book; book about that subject; books