closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to come to an end; to close the curtain
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
bright green; chartreuse green
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
speech; expression; wording; language
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
secret; private; surreptitious
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
closing time; lockup; curfew
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little