to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
deciding the winner from a photo
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
moderate; proper; just right
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
deviation; departure; omission
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
sphere; circle; range; category
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
assistant professor; associate professor
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
coexistence; living together
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
leadership skill; leadership ability
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to cut; to slit; to cut open
bent back; hunchback; stoop
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration