telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
home area; home town; local
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
slope; slanting surface; bevel
back country; remote countryside
to ascend; to go up; to climb
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
observer; watchman; lifeguard
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to ask a question; to ask questions
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
historical awareness; understanding of history
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher