serious look (on one's face); straight face
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
right behind; just behind; directly behind
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
as expected; as predicted
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
ingredient; component; composition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
percent; per cent; percentage
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
very interesting; of great interest
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry