perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to speak ill of; to disparage
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
speech; expression; wording; language
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
language center (brain); language centre
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
(for the) first time in one's life
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to pitch forward; to fall forward
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess