upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
the reverse; other side; lining
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
manufacturing process; production manufacture
high voltage; high pressure
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to explain adequately; to be accountable
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
to get between; to be caught in
eternal; unlimited; endless
conviction; belief; confidence
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
help; assistance; service
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
again; once more; a second time
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement