outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
charging (electrically); electrification
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
from here; from this place
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
violent emotion; passion; fury
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
yearned for; longed for; missed
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
correction; rectification; mending; repair
single word; a few words; brief comment
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem