taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
un-; non-; negative prefix
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
last night; yesterday evening
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
beyond that point; after that
(dead) end; end of the line
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)