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| snort | the free end of the rope | the current issue of a magazine |
| a yard of gold trim | amount of liquid drunk or served | for a cruise |
| sectionof a gramophone record | all of God's creation | a crate of car components |
| a book with a leather cover | a crooked smile, ie in which the mouth slopes down at one side | period of trotting |
| soft sweet made of a chocolate mixture | a 2d stamp | a contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, etc toss of the head |
| series of short light ringing sounds | a cut to the boundary | a stab of pain in the chest |
| make a cut in sth | tough | a cut across the hand |
| cut out a dress | united in a single group | commit oneself to a course of action |
| influenza in the winter | general structure of a thing | the end of an era |
| a rather unique little restaurant | excerpts from a novel | co-opt a new member onto the committee |
| clip documents together | verbatim | varnish an oil-painting |
| turn | have a trying day | a pair of green ear-muffs |
| a pair of corduroys | amount held by a tumbler | an embryo of an idea |
| splashes of water all over the floor | empty streets | person who always imitates others |
| emend a passage in a book | a two-room flat | a con`trol group |
| a page covered in doodles | a lovely summer's day | a ,pin-stripe `lounge suit |
| subjoin | any of the parts into which sth is divided | drink sth in small amounts |
| a double helping | draw cards from a pack ?i | a step in the right direction |
| a stiff pair of shoes | a stiff glass of rum | stock-still |
| glass of spirits containing twice the usual amount | strudel | row of seeds sown in this way |
| a table of card-players | give sb a smack on the tail | tax rich and poor alike |
| group of people whose actions are thought to be not entirely legal, respectable, etc | syllable | a new tin of paint |
| thundery | throw a bridge across a river | a well-thumbedcopy |
| a tight mass of fibres | involve oneself completely in sth | a life of great devotion |
| move a step closer to the fire | survey a plot of land for building | a pile of dog dirt on the road |
| What does the term `organic' denote? organic | a demonstration of a law of physics | desensitize an area of skin |
| to study a subject in depth | a hot sweaty day | bare shelves |
| a batch of letters to be answered | an expurgated edition of a novel | with |
| period of wild drinking | buy an extra pint of milk | hard ring-shaped bread roll |
| children of average intelligence | a calm, cloudless day | What a capital idea! |
| a week ago today, ie seven days ago | as tall as his father | make a day excursion to the mountains, ie there and back in one day |
| an attack of the giggles | a cold, cheerless day | virulent |
| draw a caricature of a politician | waddle | a pair of waders |
| a vodka and lime | of a centenary | a 10 book token |
| a wicked blow | a boxed set of records | expose a reel of film |
| bovine stupidity | a bill for 5 | occurring twice a year |
| expound a theory | wily | I hope everything goes well for you |
| a habit of Sally's, ie one of Sally's habits | sew on a new button | roll of fat around the waist |
| send a party of people on an expedition | a whiff of anaesthetic | whacking |
| a new pair of briefs | perpendicular | a shady corner of the garden |
| a fine collection of old pewter | phase | share |
| a period of perishing cold | a perfect set of teeth | settled |
| play a tune on a guitar | a playful slap on the hand | particular time or instant |
| playful | pin-stripe | plant a blow on the side of sb's head |
| people with all shades of opinion | an item of value | play a tune on the recorder |
| one-to-one | buy a calendar at 50% off | The higher is the price the better is the quality of the merchandise |
| nonce | throw a shoe, ie lose one | a centenarian |
| the next occupant of the post | pasting | patch up an old pair of jeans |
| an open stretch of moor | a white tennis outfit | an overnight stop in Rome |
| shift out of first into second | the happy pair, ie the newly married couple | the robber's share of the stolen money |
| paragraph | release a monk from his vows | rap |
| repose from toil | wad of paper money | screwball |
| be let at a specified rent | with a quick flick of the wrist | rake hay up |
| screw the joints together | a rush of blood to the cheeks | amount picked up by a scoop |
| sabbatical | sum of money | go through a dance routine |
| rot | run the mile | plant a row of cabbages |
| pounce on a mistake, ie spot it very quickly | a set of six dining chairs | piled upin a promiscuous heap |
| a tin of metal polish | give sb a poke in the ribs | letters received by sb at a particular time |
| quarry out a block of marble | seasonable | punctilious |
| a life devoted entirely to sensual pleasure | take a pull at a bottle | vanish in a puff of smoke, ie disappear quickly |
| put sth aside | a chair with one leg missing | kick |
| shelter for a pack of hounds | the lead guitarist of the group | a layer of clay in the earth |
| ski into a village | single piece of news | an intricate piece of machinery |
| have had a long and happy life | as simple as a child | load |
| a nice pair of knockers | continue to prosper or be successful | find a lodging for the night |
| lock | period during which sb is silent | advancing yet further |
| a yearling filly | slog through a pile of marking | |