to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pronunciation; production of sound
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
events of the day; current affairs
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
mass (of people); large crowd
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
two parts; two copies; the second part
when it comes to ...; as for ...
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
study group; study meeting
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
answering machine; answerphone
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing