to collect; to assemble; to gather
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
elegant; graceful; refined
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to find out; to discover; to locate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
manly; masculine; like a man
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
the whole school; all the schools
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
sincere; earnest; serious
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)