polite; courteous; hospitable
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
it is I who should say so
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
episode; anecdote; vignette
guide dog for the blind; seeing eye dog
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to need; to call for; to require
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
women's language; word used by women
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to resound; to make a stir
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
special price; bargain price
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank