final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
good bye; I'm off; see you later
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
combination; union; binding; bond
attendance; presence; appearance
research publication; scholarly publication
very young; little; childish; immature
to take over; to hand over
every year; yearly; annually
otherwise; or else; if not
godparent; first person to give something its name
germination; sprouting; budding
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
leaving work; clocking out
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
in the same way as; just like
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
delicious; appetizing; appetising
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
gross; disgusting; sickening
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)