odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
preface; introduction; preamble
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
marking; grading; scoring
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
under construction; in preparation
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
death penalty; capital punishment
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate