idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to compose; to put together
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
at first; in the beginning; originally
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
finish; end; completion; result
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
cruising range; flying range
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in the same way as; just like
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany