owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free