to lose one's way; to get lost
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
affectation; showiness; pretence
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional