instant; moment; for an instant
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
a little bit; a little while
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
heading; headline; index; headword
article; news story; report; account
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
match; game; bout; contest
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(not so) much; (not) very
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
tedious; boring; being fed up with
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one's share; one's portion
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
commandant; commanding officer; general
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
retainer; retinue; servant
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
negotiations; discussions; connection