break; pause; interruption; intermission
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
practical problem; practical matter
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
unbroken; endless; continuous
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
hastily made; improvised preparation
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
with a start; with a jump
to step forward; to volunteer
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
duty; function; office; mission; task
to have the privilege of doing
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
(your) daughter; young woman
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence