to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
here and there; everywhere
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
year of a person's death; one's age at death
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler
specialization; specialisation
one part; one portion; one section
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
electrically powered; electric
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
Pygmalion (in Greek mythology); Pygmalion (play)
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)