consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to detain; to check; to restrain
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
as you see; as you can see
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to intervene; to stop (something)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
separate; special; another; separately
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
instead; but (on the other hand)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-