American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
labor; labour; manpower; working force
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
colour; color; hue; tints
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
index; indices; indicator
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
knot; nodule; tubercule; node
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
in the meanwhile; during the time
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
thoracic vertebra; thoracic vertebrae
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to write down; to record; to register
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
after the end (of something); post-
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased