shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
member of the Lower House
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
infection; contagion; becoming infected
national border; provincial border
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
children's story; fairy tale
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
paints; painting material
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
cosmetics; toilet articles
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...