mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
feel (of a material); texture
reality; actuality; hard fact
year in, year out; always; 24-7
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
should; must; -able; probably; likely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
sense of values; values; value system
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
mental; spiritual; emotional
blow; shock; strike; batting
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
chair; stool; post; office; position
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally