to not take seriously; to take lightly
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
notice; attention; observation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
final; eventual; ultimate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
evening meal; dinner; supper
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
manners; behavior; behaviour
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go out and away; to leave
tension; mental strain; nervousness
chair; stool; post; office; position
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
desperately; for one's dear life
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
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
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)