long illness; protracted illness
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
purse; change purse; wallet
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
social dance; ballroom dancing
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
"Mary Sue" protagonist (inexplicably strong or capable character); overpowering weaker opponents for self-satisfaction (in a video game)
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to insist on one's own ideas