waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to wring the neck; to strangle
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
accounting; administration (of money)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
side gate; side door; service entrance
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
sympathy; empathy; response
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
to come back; to bloom a second time
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
training; practice; workout
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
last flight; last bus; last train
chilly; unpleasantly cold