to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to pack; to box; to package
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
complexion; colour; color; blood red
unidentifiable; unidentified
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
long (time that has passed); old (story)
imposing stance; daunting pose
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
firm promise; definite promise
to lie down; to throw oneself down
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
when it comes to ...; as for ...
present (brought by a visitor); gift
comparatively; quite; rather
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
baby bottle; nursing bottle; feeding bottle
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)