delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
courteous; decorous; polite
manners; behavior; behaviour
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
second; number two; runner-up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
material; substance; matter
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
direct connection; direct link
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to be at a loss for words
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
unidentifiable; unidentified
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby