single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to make an appearance; to show up
together with; same; both; all; including ...
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to cease; to stop; to be over
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
other than; excluding; without
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
riskiness; (level of) danger
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
French film; French movie
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on