soon; before long; shortly thereafter
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
restoration; repair; mending
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
practice; practising; training; study
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
complete stranger; total stranger
reconciliation; make peace with
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
opening and shutting; opening and closing
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
nature; property; disposition
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
shop; small store; business; firm
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
souvenir store; gift shop
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
scale; scope; plan; structure
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response