concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
imagination; supposition; guess
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
besides; moreover; in addition
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning