to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
irritation; annoyance; frustration
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be widely known; to be famous
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
emotional strength; force of will
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
olive (colour, color); olive brown
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
making secret; not revealing; hiding (something)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
current (present-day) English
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission