to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
question; inquiry; enquiry
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
interference; meddling; butting in
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to cease; to stop; to be over
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
weather forecast; weather report
trouble; bother; annoyance
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to set (sun); to become dark
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum