advanced level; high grade; senior
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
go that far; to that extent
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to pass (of time); to elapse
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
adds force or indicates command
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
as (for); for; in the capacity of
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
increase in activity; activation