convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
rubbing one's hands together
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
way; method; means; resource; course
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
exclusive; attached to; specialist
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
third day of the month; three days
at once; immediately; right now
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
letter; missive; note; mail
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)