clothes; clothing; garments
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to need; to demand; to take; to require
measurement round the hips
chest measurement; bust measurement
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
having said that; on the other hand