impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
close; intimate; on good terms
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
back street; back alley; off-street
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
periodic; regular; routine
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
high blood pressure; hypertension
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
affected part; diseased part; wound