guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
all you want; as much as one wants
to ask; to enquire; to query
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to laugh away; to laugh off
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
just because; even if; even though
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to call out; to ask someone to come
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias