making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to have a rumor circulating
handing over; delivery (by hand)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
magic bullet; magic bullets
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
end; close; finish; termination
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
important point; strategic position; key point